Bounds. The Parish of Linkinhorne lyeth about Six Miles west from the river of Tamar, which divides Cornwall and Devonsheer, and is in the latitude of 50. degrees, and 20. minutes, north. It is the southmost parish of the North Division of the Hundred of East, in the said County of Cornwall. It is bounded with the following parishes - on the northwest, and north, with NorthHill _[1] - on the north east, with Lezant (from whence it is parted by the river Inney _[2]) on the east, with Stoke Climsland - on the south-east, with SouthHill _[3] - on the south, with St Ive (every of which parishes are Rectories, and are parishes of the s^d. Hundred of East) and on the south-west, and west with St. Cleer; A parish of the Hundred of West.
Extent. Linkinhorne is computed to be in length, from east to west, 5. miles - and from north to south, 2. miles: And so, in superficiall content, ten square miles, and, by consequence, 6400. acres of land.
Division. It is divided into east & west, by the river of Linner _[4], running thorough it from north to south: And into north & south, by the Highway leading from Tregove-Bridge _[5] (over the river Inney) in the east, to Minnions-Burrow in the west; and so by that means, divided into four quarters.
Rillaton Manor. In this said parish is The Mannor of Rillaton, the most ancient Mannor, and first on the Auditor’s bookes, of all the Dutchy of Cornwall - The which Dutchy contains 17. Mannours, and is held by surrenders, and certain ancient customs: And is the most ancient Dutchy in Great Brittain, being erected into a Dutchy, by the most famous King Edward y^e Third, in the Year of Our Lord 1337. (being now 390. years since) and then conferred on his son Edward the Black Prince, and to his heirs for ever - which said Mannor of Rillaton contains 13. tenements, 12. of which are in the Parish of Linkinhorne, and the other, called Bear, _[6] is in the Parish of NorthHill.
There are four small Mannors of Gentlemens lands, held of this ancient Mannor of Rillaton - Padreda Man^r. 1^st. Padreda, _[7] now the inheritance of James Pilly Esq; - Who payes yearly for High Rent, to the Manor of Rillaton, 4^s - 8^d. And two pounds of cummin-seed, or 2^d. in lieu thereof, and is bound by his tenure to doe suites to all the Courts of Rillaton Mannor. Peverell. 2^dly. Peverell, now three fourth p^ts. the lands of the heirs of John Vincent Gent. deceased; and the other 4^th. in the heirs of Edward Dennis Gent. (paying the yearly rent, as below, and doing suits to the Court as the Lord of Padreda) viz. paying the yearly rent of 2^s. and doing suit to the Courts of Rillaton Mannor. Pengelly. 3^dly. The Mannor of Pengelly, the lands of Philip Rashleigh Esq. who payes for rent yearly 2^d. and suit as the former. -Tremollow. 4^thly & lastly, The Mannor of Tremollow _[8], the lands of the same Philip Rashleigh Esq. who pays yearly 1^s - 6^d. or one pound of pepper, and suit to the Courts as before. each of which 4. Mannors _[9], have severall free and conventionary tenants, who pay rents, and doe suit to the Courts of their Lords respectively.
Carnedon-Prior. There is also in the Parish of Linkinhorne, The greatest part of the Mannor of Carnedon-Prior _[10], antiently belonging to the Priory of Lanceston _[11]; And upon the dissolution of that monastery, in the Reign of Henry y^e. 8^th. was annexed to the ancient Dutchy of Cornwall, as it still continueth - containing - twenty two tenements: 10 of which are in the Parish of Linkinhorne, and 6. in the Parish of NorthHill held of the Prince by Letters Patent to lives onely. Of the said Manor of Carnedon-Prior, are severall tenements of Gentlemens lands held by paying of certain High Rents, and doing suit to all the Courts of the s^d. Manor. This Manor did belong to the Priory, of S^t. Stephen of Lanceston.
Climsland-Prior. In the said parish also is one half of the Mannor of Climsland-Prior, part of the afores^d. Priory of Lanceston, and annexed as afores^d. containing 14. tenements, 7. of which are in the Parish of Linkinhorne, and 7. in the Parish of Stoke-Climsland: having severall fine tenements of Gentlemen's land held of it.
Trefrise. Also in the said parish is The Barton of Trefrise _[12] (except between 40 or 50. acre of it, which lies in the Parish of NorthHill) which is a very antient & large Barton, formerly having a Chappel built on it, where the family did baptize, marry, and bury, maintaining a Chaplain in the house: and had a very fine consecated well, adjoyning to the said Chappel, built all of hewed free stone, yet standing and to be seen. The mansion-house was very spacious, part of the wall and the ruins of it there remaining. A Large Oven. with a very large oven, of near nine feet diameter, built all of moore-stone, now standing, and very firm. This Barton and the Lords of the same, have a very fine Mannor of land belonging to it, valued as the Barton, each 500 acres - the Mannor extending into the parishes of Linkinhorne, NorthHill, and Lawannick _[13]; having severall free tenants, which pay High-Rents yearly, and owe suit to the Courts.
Carnèdon Lier. In this parish is also the whole Mannor of Carneadon-Lier _[14], The inheritance of S^r John Trelawny, Baronet, son & heir of the late deceased Reverend Jonathan Lord Bishop of Winchester; having severall free tenants, who hold by certain rents, and suit of Court to the s^d. Mannor. [

And Those Mannors aforesaid may be said, to contain the whole parish.

Method used. The particular method I shall use, in exactly describing this parish, is in setting forth to which of the aforesaid Mannors, every estate in the whole wish doth belong; and of what yearly value to the Church-Rate of the said Parish made in 1704. by the 12. commissioners, each village and tenement in the said parish is valued at.
Division. To doe which I shall divide the whole parish into two parts, by the river Linner, which runs from the north to the south, dividing it into East and West as before. West Part. 4 Brooks. The west part of which is again divided into 3. parts, by 4. brook's of water - the southmost of which, riseth at a place in the said parish, called Dark coombe-well, near the east foot of Carraton _[15] Downs; and then running on by Tuckenbury _[16] on the south, and South-Yolland (in this parish) on the north, runs into the aforesaid river of Linner, at the end of Carna-Bridge _[17], dividing the two parishes of Linkinhorne & S^t. Ive, all the way down from Tuckenbury Hedge.
The next brook to the north of that, riseth at a place called Chapna-well, near the north-west foott of Carraton-Down in the s^d. parish; and runs into the said river Linner, a little above Plushay-Bridge _[18], dividing all the way The Mannor of Carneton-Prior on the north & The Mannor of Carnèdon-Lyer to the south (except a little grove to W^m. Hatch next the river.)
The next brook to the north, riseth at Stows-End Tinn-work, and runs into the s^d. river of Linner a little below Stera-Bridge _[19], leaving the afores^d. Mannor of Carnedon-Prior on the south, and part of the Mannor of Rillaton on the north.
The fourth & last brook to the north, riseth at a place in the commons, between the two parishes of Linkinhorne & NorthHill, called Stiles-well, near Shalls House _[20], dividing the two said parishes all the way, it runs, till it comes into the aforesaid river of Linner a little above Bear in NorthHill, between Treoves _[21] in Linkinhorne, & part of North-Boturnell _[22] in NorthHill.
And thus the west-side of the said parish stands divided, by these 4. brooks into 3. parts.
The east-side of the river Linner, and of the parish afores^d., in my description, I shall divide into 3. parts also - first into 2. parts, by the highway, or great road, going from Congdon's-shop to Bray's-shop _[23]. And the west side of that great highway I shall again divide into 2. parts, by the highway leading from Rilla-Mill to Kesbrook Cross _[24]. each of which particular six parts before mentioned, I shall describe in as full & large a manner, as my own knowledge, or the information of others, directs me.

The West Side of the Parish, 1^st. Division.

Manor of Carnèdon-Lyer. Longridge. and first I will begin with the west-side of the parish aforesaid at Longridge, and set forth the Mannor of Carnèdon-Lyer, the lands of S^r. John Trelawny. Which begins at Carna-Bridge, and the estates of the whole village are in the form of a triangle; one corner of which is at Carna-Bridge, another at the foot of Carraton wood, and the other by the brook at the foott of Edward Caunter's South wood adjoining to S^t.Ive. And so Longridge is bounded on the north, by the river Linner - on the south, by the afores^d. brook - and on the west, by the hedge between John Pearses tenement of Longridge, & Edward Caunter's tenement of Southwood, as far to the northward at the highway coming from Carna-Bridge, and on the north-side the said highway, untill you come to the afores^d. river, by the hedge between John Pearses tenement & Carraton-wood. The whole village is 2. tenements; one, in the possession of John Pearse afores^d. And the other in possession of Thomas Coombe: And held by them in lease of S^r. John Trelawny. John Pearse'e valued by the forementioned Church Rate in 20^£. a year; and Thomas Coomb's in 16^£. John Pearse's Lord's Rent is yearly 1^£. 12^s. 8^d. Thomas Coomb's rent is yearly 1^£. 6^s. Longridge is a thin shelfy shale, lying upon a sort of white slatt, of which they make poor healing. The south side of the highway lyeth very pleasant against the south, on w^ch. side stand the houses, orchards, gardens, & meadows, for the most part: The north-side of the highway lyeth very high & cold, having severall small coppice-woods near the river
Southwood. Southwood lyeth next adjoyning, and is bounded on the south withe the aforesaid brook, on the west with Woodgate (which on the Church-Rates is still called Southwood) on the north, with the highway - and on the east with p^t. of John Pearse's tenement of Longridge, Edw: Caunter's part is valued in 6^£. a year; his Lords Rent yearly is 1^£. 9^s. 6^d. It lyeth very pleasant, but is a poor, thin, browsy, coarse soyle, having some coppice-wood on it. Next on the west is John Knight's Southwood. Bounded on the south with the former brook; on the west with Dwella-Mill _[25], and Carraton ground: on the north w^th. Carraton wood, and the afores^d. highway; and on the east, with Edw: Caunter's tenement - valued in 10^£. yearly, & pays for Lord's Rent 1^£. 8^s. 8^d. It lyeth against the south, and hath a very good meadow, a coppice wood, some dwelling houses, and severall plots of ground; some of the ground coarse & barren. Mary Pott hath also there, value in 1^£. yearly, & pays for Lords Rent, 8^s. 3^d.
William Rawling hath also an estate in Woodgate, with old decayed tin millhouses on it, not charged to the Church-Rate, but payes for Lords Rent, 12^s. 9^d.
Carraton wood. Carraton wood, called Northwood, is held in lease by Thomas Congdon, John Lampen, and William Rawling; and is bounded on the north, with the river of Linner; on the east, with Longridge: on the south, with the aforesaid highway; and on the west, with the lane, & W^m. Hatches road-park. They have only the growth of the wood, which is not charged to the Church-Rate. Their yearly rent is - 4^s. The pasture is now in the Lord's hand, valued in 2^£. a year, and the yearly rent is - 13^s. 4^d.
Dwella Mill. Dwella-Mill is bounded on the east, with Woodgate; south, with the aforesaid brook: west, with part of Carraton ground; and north, with the afore^sd. highway. It is now in the possession of John Foott of Knowl _[26], valued in 18^£. a year, & pays for yearly rent to the Lord 1^£. 2^s. 4^d. It lyeth low & pleasant against the south; indifferent good ground, houses, orchards, gardens, & good meadows, - with a corn-mill on it.
Plishhayes. Plishhayes _[27], is a coarse estate now held in lease by W^m. Hatch, & others - bounded on the east, with Carraton-wood; on the south, & west, with part of Carraton; and on the north with Capna-well brook, & the river of Linner. It is the land of Francis Manaton E^sq. and held of the Mannor of Carnèdon-Lyer, by paying yearly for rent, 4^s. valued at 18^£. yearly.
Carraton. Carraton, lyeth between the two afores^d. brooks; and is bounded on the south, with DarkComb-well brook; on the west, with South-Yolland & Ley: on the north, with Chapna-well brook; and on the east, with Plushhayes, and Dwella-Mill. The particular estates are as followeth - Jonathan John's, valued in 12^£. yearly, rent yearly 12^s. 3^d. John Knight's valued 14^£. rent 17^s. 4^d. Richard John's valued 21^£., rent 1^£. 19^s. 7^d. Digory Coomb's valued 15^£. yearly rent 1^£. 3^s. 8^d. John Crabb's valued in 12^£. yearly, rent yearly 18^s. The village lyeth against the south, and that part of the ground, which lyeth that way, is an indifferent good soyle: but the north side, for the most p^t. cold, coars, & barren. There was anciently a Chappel, with a very fine well, - standing in the town place. There is kept a Mannor Pound to punish trespusses.

And so much for The mannor of Carnèdon-Lyer; High Rent 1^s.

Ley. Ley, is bounded on the east, with Carraton; on the south, with South-Yolland: on the west, with North-Yolland; and on the north, with Chapna-well brook. It is now the land (by a late purchase) & the dwelling of William Rawling, & valued by the former Church-Rate, in 32^£. yearly; but since, about the year 1721, - when he was himself Church-warden, he abated himself one 3^d. to the Church-Rate, and so brought the value to 26^£. yearly. He pays for High-Rent to S^r. John Coryton, Bar^t. yearly [                    It is a very fine entire tenement, - with good houses, orchards, gardens, & choise meadows; on the north are severall tin-mills for stamping, blowing, or melting of tin, called Ley mills, of a considerable value: with a grove of young timber, & many timber trees.
North-Yolland. North-Yolland, is bounded on the east, with Ley; south, with South-Yolland: west, with Carraton-Down Commons; and north, with Chapna-well brook. It contains in the whole three tenements, one of which is the land of aforesaid, S^r. John Trelawny: and on the other two, the land of the heirs of the late deceased, William Symons Gent. And all three tenements held in lease, by Thomas Doney & Charles Congdon, and each tenement by them divided, and so now enjoyed: Thomas Doney's parts valued in 26^£. yearly; and Charles Congdon's p^ts. in 22^£. yearly - but what their yearly rents are, I know not. It is for the most part as good feeding land, as any in the parish, with incomparable meadows. Some coarse land there is, in which the tinworks of late have done considerable damage. On the north side of it are some tin mills, called Plash-mills, w^th. a small coppice wood. It pays for High Rent to S^r. John Coryton, 3^s. 4^d. yearly.
South-Yolland. South-Yolland, is bounded on the north, with North-Yolland, and Ley; on y^e. east, with Carraton: on the south, with Darcomb-well brook; and on the west, with Carraton-Downs. It is now the lands, dwelling, & in possession of M^rs. Edith Roberts, valued in 38^£. a year; beside that part of it, which is held in lease by Daniel Hocking, valued in 2^£. yearly. (But what rent she pays, or to whom, or of what Mannour the same is held, I am uncertain) It is a very fine tenement, with very good houses, orchards, gardens, & meadows; and adjoyning to very good commons, & lyeth entire without intermixture of other estates: and a large streame of water continually runneth into the kitchin, by the chimney. It pays for High-Rent to S^r. John Coryton 4^s. yearly.
Carraton-Down. Carraton-Down is the commons of Ley, and North & South Yolland. It is bounded on the east, with North & South Yolland, and part of Tuckenbury; on the south & west, with Tuckenbury corner, by a stone bank or hedge, adjoyning to a broad highway, till you come to Carraton-corner-stone, having the letter H engraven on it (which stone bank hath a long stone up a little above Darcombe-well, and the said bank divides the parishes of Linkinhorne & S^t. Cleer.) And on the north side, it is bounded by Chapna-well brook. On the top of this Carraton Down, stands a very large and spacious mountain, called Carraton-top, on the very top of which (when occasion is) stands the beacon of the parish. And thus I have fully & at large described this first division of the parish aforesaid.

In describing my Second Division, (between the two brooks, which have their spring-heads, the southmost at Chapna-well, and the north at Stowes-End tinwork) which is wholy in the Mannor of Carnedon-Prior, till you come to the commons - Manor of Carnedon Prior. I will begin in the south-east corner, at the river by the foot of Chapna-well brook, at the village of -
Adycraft. Adycraft _[28]- which is bounded on the north, with the river of Linner; on the east, with Chapna-well brook: on the south, with Sutton; and on the west, with the highway leading from Rilla-Mill to Minnions-Burrow. The whole village contains three tenements; two now in the possession of William Hatch - one of it, & his now dwelling place, the lands of M^r. John Andrew of S^t. Germans, or his heirs, valued at 16^£. a year, and pays for High-Rent yearly to the Mannor of Carnèdon-Prior, 1^s. 2^d. 2^Qrs. ²/₃ of Q^r. The other tenement, by a late purchase, is his own land, valued as the former, and paying the same rent yearly to the said Mannor of Carnèdon-Prior. The other tenement there is, the one half of it the lands heirs of William Kempe deceased, valued in 12^£. yearly, & pays for rent yearly 7^d. 1^Qr. ¹/₃ Q^r. The other half of the said tenement is, the land of the heirs of W^m. Hooper Gent. deceased; whose tenants are Christ. Kent, whose p^t. is valued in 5^£. yearly. Robert Taylor's, valued in 2^£. Theod: Stroek's, valued in 2^£. a year. And John Guist's, in 2^£. a year - and all the four p^ts. pay for rent to Carneadon-Prior 7^d. 1^Qr. ¹/₃. Q^r. This village hath choise orchards, which usually bear very well. Christ. Kent - hath a griest-mill of a considerable value. The ground of this village is generally pretty good, with some coppice-wood, lyeth for the most part against the north, and in one of the coppice-woods is a helling-stone _[29] quary.
Sutton. Sutton, is bounded on the east with Adycraft; on the south, with Chapna-well brook: on the west, with Christer _[30]; and on the north, with the afores^d. highway, from Christer as far eastward as Hundred-Lane, & so by Hundred-Lane as far northward as there isa little brook of water, which crosseth the s^d. lane; which brook running eastward, runs into the river of Linner just below Rilla-Mill bridge, leaving Sutton on the south, and Neighton _[31] on the north, as far as the lane that goes from Reeds house to Neighton: which lane bounds it also as far as Rilla-Mill bridge. In Sutton there there are three 8. penny tenements, besides other estates - where divisions are as followeth - John Rawling holdeth a tenement in lease of Daniel Bridge, valued in 16^£. a year, High Rent paid to Tho: Trubody,
Christopher Kent's p^t. at Ley-Mill, is his own land, value [blank] a year. M^rs. Sarah Broadlake's, onely for her own life, and the land after her descends to Christian, the wife of John Dingley of Hall, & her heirs, valued in 8^£. a year, High Rent paid to Tho: Trubody. John Dingley's little close, adjoyning to Knowle-Park _[32], valued valued in 20^s. yearly, High Rent p^d. as before. W^m. Bridges late purchase of Robert Andrew, which cost him about 92^£. valued in 6^£. a year, High Rent paid to Tho: Trubody also. John Bridge's meadow, next to Christ. Kent's, valued in 10^£. yearly. Tho: Trubody's estate valued in 25^£. yearly. Peternell & Mary Reeds house & garden (now, by purchase from Tho: Trubody, the land of the heirs of W^m. Hooper Gent. deceased) valued in 2^£. a year, with a small close now in the hands of the s^d. heirs. There are two or three cottages, not charged to the former Church-Rate, namely - that in possession of George Hocken & W^m. Andrew, both near Ley-Mill; and one at Sutton in the possession of John Stonning formerly - A Manor. The whole before mentioned making a Mannor of land formerly in the possession of Tho: Trubody, who was Lord of the whole Mannor, and payes for the same yearly to the Manor of Carnèdon-Prior 6^s. and common suit. The whole, with Knowle-Park, called one acre Cornish. Tho: Trubody hath lately made sale of some part of the aforesaid land for the prices following, as I am informed - John Rawling's purchase is near 128^£. Christ. Kent's, 84^£. Ed: Dingley's, 79^£. 10^s. John Rawling's High-Rent, 12^d: Chr: Kent's, 6^d. Ed: Dingley's, 6^d.
There is also in Sutton, a tenement the land of the heirsof Eman: Bridge valued in 16^£. a year, now in possession of Mary Bridge widow, for her life, which payeth for High Rent yearly to Carnèdon-Prior 1^s. 6^d. There is also another tenement y^e. land of Arthur Keebone Gent. now in the tenure of John Bridge, valued in 16^£. yearly, and payeth for Highrent yearly 1^s. 6^d.
This village is of a large extent, some good land some coarse. There are three very good dwellings, with very good orchards & gardens belonging to each house.
Christer. Christer, is bounded on the east, with Sutton; south, with Chapna-well brook: west & north, by highwayes. It is the land of the heirs of Edward Dennis Gent. deceased; but held in lease by William Roberts: valued in 6^£. and payeth for Highrent yearly 1^s. 8^d. Tis a little tenement lying ag^st. the south, entire by it self, under good husbandry.
Dunsley. Dunsley, is bounded on the east, with p^t. of Upton Ground; south, with Chapna-well brook: west, with Coome-Park; and north, with the highway. It is the land of the late deceased [D^r. Trelawny) Dean of Exon, & William Rawling; valued in 3^£. a year, and payeth for Highrent to Carnèdon-Prior, 10^d. It is a small entire coarse estate, lying against the south.
Coome-P^k. Coome-Park, is bounded on the east, with Dunsley; on the south, with Chapna-well brook: on the west, with the commons; and on the north, with the highay. 'Tis the land of the heirs of the afores^d. Dean, & Will: Rawling, now in their possession. Valued in 3^£. a year, & payeth for yearly Rent, 10^d. It is coarse but lyeth very well.
The Commons. The commons of this Mannor, and part of the commons of Rillaton Mannor, are bounded on the south, with Chapna-well brook, and a dead bank of Carraton Commons, 'till you come to Carraton corner stone, having the letter H, and from that stone, by a stone bank home along to the Pontons Piece hedge, by Seathen-Coombe well _[33]; on the west, by Pontons Piece-hedge to Minnions-Burrow, and from Minnions-Burrow, by a right line to the two west Hurlers, (The eastern of which, is in Linkinhorne, & the western in S^t.Clear _[34]) and from thence, by the coombe or bottom to Calla-Poole; and so on the north, from Calla-Poole in a right line, to the top of Stowes-end tinwork, and so by that work & the water of the same, to Stanbear Corner; and by the east, from Stanbear Corner, by Knowle, Clenacombe, Crabbland, & Coombe-Park, till you come down to Chapna-well brook again.
Remarkable Tinworks. In this part of the commons (Which is part of it in Rillaton-Mannor, and part of it is in this Mannor of Carnèdon-Prior) are the remarkable tinworks of Shilstones, Berry Work, Gracedon, Corner work, Chappna-well, Goda work, with others.
The Hurlers. Here also are The Hurlers, being about 22. great stones, standing upright on one end, in a plain piece of ground: so called, as the tradition goes, from so many men being at a hurling on a Sunday; and so, for their sin of sabbath breaking, by God Allmighty turned into these stones, as a monument of disobedience, & sin, like that of Lot's wife.
Burying Places. But the truth of the story is, it was the burying place of the Brittons, before the coming of the heathen Saxons into this Kingdom: and this fable, invented by the Brittons, was to prevent the ripping up of the bones of their ancestors; and so called by the name of The Hurlers to this day. [See my Parochial Antiquities, in S^t. Cleare, Vol. 1. Pag. 18]
Crabland. Crabland, is a little coarse tenement next adjoyning to these commons, now in possession of the heirs of the afores^d. Dean of Exon - bounded on the south, with Coome-Park afores^d. on the west, with the afores^d. commons: on north, with Clenacoombe; and on the east, with part of Newland Tenament - not charged to the aforesaid Church Rate, but payes for rent yearly to the Prince, 1^s.
Clenacomb. Clenacomb, is next adjoyning, on the north side of Crabland, by which it is bounded on the south; Newland. and to the east of both of these tenements is Newland - both Newland & Clenacomb charged together to all rates, & rents, and therefore I cannot divide them: and both, the estates of the heirs of the afores^d. Dean, and both together bounded, on the west, with the afores^d. commons - on the north, with Knowl - on the east with Upton - and on the south, with some p^t. of Upton, Coome-Park, and Crabland. Valued in 20^£. yearly - rent to the Prince, 20^s. 8^d. and both part of the Mannor of Carnèdon-Prior afores^d.
Knowl. Knowl, is next adjoyning, and bounded on the west, with the afores^d. commons; on the north, with Stowes-end brook: on the east, with Upton; and on the south, with Newland & Clenacoombe. It contains in it two tenements, both now in the possession of Richard Foott - The one of which is the land of the s^d. Richard Foott, Francis Manaton Esq; & others, valued in 16^£. yearly, and payes to the Prince's Mannor of Carnèdon-Prior yearly 2^s. - The other tenem^t. is one of the tenem^ts. of the Prince's Mannor of Carnèdon-Prior, and valued at 16^£. a year, and payes for yearly rent, 8^s. 10^d. There is also in Knowl a little Insment, now the lands of John Dingley of Hall by a late purchase of the same. Some part of Knowl is very good land, meades, & orchards which commonly bear well, and is incomparable sider; and some p^t. of it is very coarse & barren, next to the commons.
Upton. Upton, is a village next adjoyning, containing three tenements of the Mannor of Carnèdon-Prior. Bounded on the west, with Dunsley, Newland, & Knowl; on the north, with p^t. of Knowl, & Stows-end brook (which below Darley, is commonly called Darley brook) on the east, with Hall, Stearts _[35], & Christer; and on the south, with Chapna-well brook. The largest tenement is now in the possession of Arthur Kneebone Gent. valued in 24^£. a year, and pays to the Prince for rent yearly 20^s. 4^d. Another tenement is in the possession of Richard Foott afores^d. Valued in 16^£. yearly, & payeth to the Prince for rent yearly, 11^s. 1^d. The third & last of the s^d. tenements, is in the possession of Peter Jane Jun^r. and John Bridge, valued at 16^£. yearly, & pays to the Prince 9^s. 11^d. This village is of a pritty large extent, having some indiffe—nt; and some coarse land, no great quantity of orchards, indifferent meadows & houses.
Starts. Starts _[35], is bounded on the west, with Upton; on the north, east, & south, with the same. It is the land of Arthur Kneebone Gent. Valued in 14^£. a year, & pays for HighRent yearly to the Prince's Manor of Carnèdon-Prior, 3^s. It is choice good land, & bounded almost round with the highway.
Knowl-P^k. Knowl-Park, is bounded on the east, south, & west, with lanes; and on the north, with Upton, Hall, & Orchard - It is now the lands of John Gandy Gent. & John Dingley; or the heirs of John Dyer Gent. deceased, & held in lease by the s^d. John Dingley - valued (with a little plot adjoyning to it & held by the same) in 19^£. yearly. It pays for High Rent to Tho: Trubody yearly. It is three or four and twenty acres of choice feeding land, with a continual stream of running water, running from the west to the east, the dryest Summer that can happen.
Hall, & Orchard. Hall, & Orchard, both the land of John Dingley of Hall; which Hall is bounded on the west, with p^t. of Upton; on the north, with Darley brook; on the east with Orchard, and on the south, with Knowl-Park. Valued in 28^£. yearly, and pays for High R^t. yearly 1^s. 9^d.
Orchard, is bounded on the west & north, with Hall; on the east, with Hundred-Lane; and on the south, with Knowl-P^k. Valued yearly at 16^£. and pays to the Prince for High-Rent yearly 1^s. 8^d. Both these tenements lye entire, and for the most part are very good land; with a very good house at Hall, formerly the mansion house of The Mannor of Carnèdon-Prior. On the north part is a very good grove of timber, & coppice-wood; good orchards, & gardens, are upon it.
Neighton. Neighton, is bounded on the west, with Hundred-Lane, & Hall wood; on the north, with Darley brook: on the east, with Measham; and on the south, with Porkins, & part of Sutton ground. It containeth four tenements. The 1^st. of which is the land of Arthur Kneebone Gent. but sett in lease to Edward Dingley, valued at 18^£. a year, High Rent paid to the Prince yearly, 1^s. 8^d. The other three tenements are the Prince's land, part of the Mannor of Carnèdon-Prior. The one of which is held by Pattent, by Thomas Doney, valued at [struck through]^£. a year, pays for rent yearly 8[?]^s. 4^d. The other two tenements are now held by Patent also by M^rs. Sarah Broadlake, valued at 40^£. a year, and pays for rent to the Prince yearly, 15^s. 4^d. There are very good orchards, houses, & meadows - The north part of the village is coarse, cold, & barren; but to recompence that defect, there is good timber, coppice-woods, & helling stone quaries.
Porkings. Porkings, is a small tenement, the land of Arthur Kneebone Gent. now by him sett in lease to Edw: Dingley afores^d. Bounded on the north & west, by Neighton; - on the east, by Measham; and on the south, by some plots of a small tenement, called Mesham-Mill - is valued in 3^£. yearly, & pays for rent [blank] It is a small coarse tenement, but indifferent good orchards on it, and lyeth pleasant against the south.
Measham-Mill. Measham-Mill, is bounded on the north, with Neighton & Measham; the west, with the lane going from Rilla-Mill to Nighton: on the south, with the highway; and on the east, by the river Linner. It is the land of William Clobery Esq; - but leased to Will: Bridge, Taylor, & John Raw; W^m. Bridge's part valued at 3^£. yearly, & John Raw's in 6^£. yearly - pays for High Rent 2^s. 2^d.½. They have good meadows; W^m. Bridge a good orchard, & John Raw a good house.
Measham. Measham, is a tenement of the Prince's Manor of Carnèdon-Prior, now held by Patent by Thomas Bridge - bounded on the south, by Measham-Mill tenement; on the west, by Neighton ground; on the north, by Darley brook; and on the east, by the river of Linner. Valued in 14^£. a year, & pays to the Prince for yearly rent, 10^s. - A barron coarse tenement, lying against the north, & east; having good orchards formerly, now much decay'd, a pritty good house, with a helling-stone quary, much good wood, & indifferent meadows - A thin, shelfy, barren, cold-soyle.

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Notes

1. North Hill, sometimes given as Northill.
2. Inny.
3. South Hill, sometimes given as Southill.
4. Lynher.
5. Tregoiffe, given as Trecarrell Bridge on current Ordnance Survey plans.
6. Bearah
7. Also known as the Manor of Paderda, and the name survives as Patrieda.
8. Also known as the Manor of Tremollet, and the name survives as Tremollett.
9. These first three Manors were also known as Rillaton Paderda, Rillaton Peverell and Rillaton Pengelly.
10. Also known as the Manor of Caradon Prior.
11. Launceston.
12. Trefrize.
13. Lewannick.
14. Also known as the Manor of Caradon Lyer.
15. Caradon.
16. Tokenbury.
17. Kerney Bridge.
18. Plushabridge.
19. Starabridge.
20. This brook is given as Shales Brook on current Ordnance Survey plans.
21. Treovis.
22. Botternell.
23. Bray Shop.
24. Kersbrook Cross.
25. The name survives as Dwellamill Wood on current Ordnance Survey plans.
26. Knowle.
27. Plushayes.
28. Addicraft.
29. Helling stones are roofing tiles. From the word 'hell', meaning to cover.
30. Christor.
31. Netherton.
32. Knowle.
33. Seaton.
34. St Cleer.
35. Sterts.


Transcribed from direct photographic copies of the original Thomas Tonkin manuscript of c.1740 (British Library, add. 33420).

© Chris Bond 2005.

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