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<!-- IN ALPHA ORDER -->As well as Linkinhorne itself, other settlements in the parish include [[Bray Shop]], '''Caradon Town''', [[Downgate]], [[Henwood]], [[Ley Mill]], [[Minions, Cornwall|Minions]], [[Plushabridge]], [[Rilla Mill]] and [[Upton Cross, Cornwall|Upton Cross]].<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' ISBN 9780319231463</ref> |
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The area is bordered by the [[River Inny, Cornwall|River Inny]] in the north-east and [[Bodmin Moor]] to the west. The valley of the [[River Lynher]] runs through the parish<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' ISBN 9780319231463</ref> |
The area is bordered by the [[River Inny, Cornwall|River Inny]] in the north-east and [[Bodmin Moor]] to the west. The valley of the [[River Lynher]] runs through the parish.<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' ISBN 9780319231463</ref> |
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Linkinhorne parish is within the Deanery and Hundred of [[East (Cornish hundred)|East]] and is bounded on the north by [[North Hill, Cornwall|North Hill]] and [[Lezant]], on the east by [[Stoke Climsland]] and [[ |
Linkinhorne parish is within the Deanery and Hundred of [[East (Cornish hundred)|East]] and is bounded on the north by [[North Hill, Cornwall|North Hill]] and [[Lezant]], on the east by [[Stoke Climsland]] and [[South Hill]], on the south and west by [[St Ive]] and [[St Cleer]]. The name Linkinhorne means church site (Lann) of Kenhoarn. In the Domesday Book, the manor is referred to as Resleston (town by the ford) (Rillaton).<ref>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Linkinhorne/] GENUKI website; Linkinhorne; retrieved April 2010</ref> |
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The parish is largely rural but west of the B3254 road from Launceston to [[Liskeard]], the parish includes part of [[Caradon Hill]], once an industrialised [[Mining in Cornwall and Devon|mining]] area. |
The parish is largely rural but west of the [[B3254 road]] from Launceston to [[Liskeard]], the parish includes part of [[Caradon Hill]], once an industrialised [[Mining in Cornwall and Devon|mining]] area. |
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The '''parish church of St Melor''' is built of granite and dates from the 15th century. The tower is 120 ft high and the interesting features of the church include a medieval altar slab, the 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.<ref>Cornish Church Guide (1925); pp. 144-45</ref> Daniel Gumb (d. 1776), stonemason, lived in a cottage near the [[Cheesewring]]; several gravestones in Linkinhorne churchyard were carved by him.<ref>Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed., rev. by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 109</ref> |
The '''parish church of St Melor''' is built of granite and dates from the 15th century. The tower is 120 ft high and the interesting features of the church include a medieval altar slab, the 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.<ref>Cornish Church Guide (1925); pp. 144-45</ref> Daniel Gumb (d. 1776), stonemason, lived in a cottage near the [[Cheesewring]]; several gravestones in Linkinhorne churchyard were carved by him.<ref>Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed., rev. by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 109</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:02, 18 November 2010
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Linkinhorne (in Cornish Lanngynhorn) is a civil parish and village in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village itself is situated at OS grid ref SX320736 and is approximately four miles (6.5 km) northwest of Callington and seven miles (11 km) south of Launceston at [2].
History and geography
As well as Linkinhorne itself, other settlements in the parish include Bray Shop, Caradon Town, Downgate, Henwood, Ley Mill, Minions, Plushabridge, Rilla Mill and Upton Cross.[3]
The area is bordered by the River Inny in the north-east and Bodmin Moor to the west. The valley of the River Lynher runs through the parish.[4]
Linkinhorne parish is within the Deanery and Hundred of East and is bounded on the north by North Hill and Lezant, on the east by Stoke Climsland and South Hill, on the south and west by St Ive and St Cleer. The name Linkinhorne means church site (Lann) of Kenhoarn. In the Domesday Book, the manor is referred to as Resleston (town by the ford) (Rillaton).[5]
The parish is largely rural but west of the B3254 road from Launceston to Liskeard, the parish includes part of Caradon Hill, once an industrialised mining area.
The parish church of St Melor is built of granite and dates from the 15th century. The tower is 120 ft high and the interesting features of the church include a medieval altar slab, the 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.[6] Daniel Gumb (d. 1776), stonemason, lived in a cottage near the Cheesewring; several gravestones in Linkinhorne churchyard were carved by him.[7]
In medieval times there were chapels at Trefrize and Caradon.[8]
Also in the parish are the Holy Well of St Melor; a 15th century bridge over the Lynher at Plushabridge; and near Minions the Rillaton round barrow (in which Bronze Age grave goods, including a gold beaker, were discovered in 1837). The Hurlers are a group of three stone circles near Upton Cross.
The manor of Rillaton was the head manor of the Hundred of East and one of the 17 Antiqua maneria of the Duchy of Cornwall.
References
- ^ Wheal Phoenix mine information at Mindat.org
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 9780319231463
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 9780319231463
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 9780319231463
- ^ [1] GENUKI website; Linkinhorne; retrieved April 2010
- ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925); pp. 144-45
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., rev. by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 109
- ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925); p. 145
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