Linkinhorne
Linkinhorne(inCornishLanngynhorn) is acivil parishand village in southeastCornwall,England, United Kingdom. The village itself is situated atgrid referenceSX 320 736and is approximately four miles (6.5 km) northwest ofCallingtonand seven miles (11 km) south ofLaunceston.[1]The parish population at the 2011 census including Downgate was 1,541[2]
Geography
[edit]As well as Linkinhorne village, other settlements in the parish include (in Alpha betical order)Bray Shop,Caradon Town,Downgate,Henwood,Ley Mill,Minions,Plushabridge,Rilla Mill,SharptorandUpton Cross.[1]The area is bordered by theRiver Innyin the north-east andBodmin Moorto the west. The valley of theRiver Lynherruns through the parish.[1]
History
[edit]Linkinhorne parish is within the Deanery and Hundred ofEastand is bounded on the north byNorth HillandLezant,on the east byStoke ClimslandandSouth Hill,on the south and west bySt IveandSt Cleer.The name Linkinhorne means church site (Lann) of Kenhoarn. In theDomesday Bookof 1086, the manor is referred to as Resleston (town by the ford) (Rillaton).[4]
The parish is largely rural, although west of the B3254 road from Launceston toLiskeard,the parish includes part ofCaradon Hill,once an industrialisedminingarea.
The parish church ofSt Meloris built of granite and dates from the 15th century. The tower is 120 ft high and the features of the church include a medieval altar slab, a 13th-century font and 15th-century wall paintings. The north aisle and lofty tower are said to have been built at the expense of Henry Trecarrel.[5]The church is aGrade I listedbuilding.[6]Daniel Gumb (d. 1776), a stonemason, lived in a cottage near theCheesewring;several gravestones in Linkinhorne churchyard were carved by him.[7]
In medieval times there were chapels at Trefrize and Caradon.[8]Arthur Langdon (1896) records a Cornish cross and a cross base at North Coombe; and another cross base at Sturt's Corner.[9]Andrew Langdon (1996) records the cross at Northcoombe (it was set up on a stone in 1908).[10]
Also in the parish are the Holy Well of St Melor; a 15th-century bridge over the Lynher at Plushabridge; and near Minions theRillaton round barrow(in which Bronze Age grave goods, including a gold beaker, were discovered in 1837).The Hurlersare a group of three stone circles near Upton Cross.
The manor ofRillatonwas the head manor of the Hundred of East and one of the 17Antiqua maneriaof theDuchy of Cornwall.
Cornish wrestling
[edit]William Pollard from Linkinhorne, won many tournaments from the mid to late 1800s. He became champion of England. He was 6 feet 2 inches high and weighed 220 pounds.[11]He was champion of Cornwall for seven years to 1869.[12]
John Blydh (1854–?) was born in Linkinhorne and emigrated to the US. He beat the famous American wrestler Tom Carkeek in a celebrated match in 1878.[13]
James Gerry (1858–?) was also born in Linkinhorne and emigrated to the US. He beat the best men of America including Tom Carkeek. He also had some success in Cornwall, drawing a match with Sam Rundle.[14]
Notable people
[edit]- The Church of England priestTheophilus Wodenotewas vicar of Linkinhorne from 1619 to 1651, when he was sequestered from his benefice on account of his adherence to the Royalist cause. He was restored to his vicarage in 1660, and was buried at Linkinhorne on 1 October 1662.
References
[edit]- ^abcOrdnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201Plymouth & LauncestonISBN978-0-319-23146-3
- ^"Parish population census 2011".Retrieved9 February2015.
- ^Wheal Phoenix mine informationatMindat.org
- ^[1]GENUKI website; Linkinhorne; retrieved April 2010
- ^Cornish Church GuideTruro: Blackford(1925); pp. 144-45
- ^Historic England."Church of St Melor (1311136)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved25 May2021.
- ^Pevsner, N. (1970)Cornwall;2nd ed., rev. by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 109
- ^The Cornish Church Guide(1925); p. 145
- ^Langdon, A. G. (1896)Old Cornish Crosses.Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 89 & 423
- ^Langdon, A. G. (2005)Stone Crosses in East Cornwall;2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; pp. 45-46
- ^Delbridge, James:Delbridge's guide on grab hold, or Cornish style of wrestling,(Michigan), 1879, p1-28.
- ^Notes on the Exeter wrestling,Western Morning News, 8 June 1869, p3.
- ^Wrestling in the United States, A Cornish champion,Cornishman, 3 October 1878, p6.
- ^The wrestling championship of Cornwall,Cornishman, 21 June 1883, p6.
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