Is bounded on the north by the Bristol Channel and Lesnewth Hundred, on the east by West Hundred, on the south by Pyder Hundred, and on the west by the Bristol Channel.

      BODMIN, 20½ miles S.W. from Launceston, 234½ miles from London, contains 523 houses and 3278 inhabitants, including the hamlets of Bodiniel, Dunmere, St. Lawrence, and Nantallan. There was a market at Bodmin, when Domesday survey was taken, the profits of which belonged to the prior, and Leland speaks of it as being like a fair for the confluence of people: it is still a very considerable market for corn, fish, and all sorts of provisions, and has always been held on Saturday as at present. The fairs, which are great marts for cattle and horses, are held on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Saturday after Midlent Sunday, Saturday before Palm Sunday, Wednesday before Whitsuntide, and on 6th December, the feast of St. Nicholas the Bishop. Shoes are made in great quantities here, and exposed to sale in standings at the markets and fairs. The refectory of the convent of Grey friars, is used as the assize hall, and is said to be the fairest and best in England after that of Westminster. It is 150 feet by 60 feet in dimension; the ends of the room are occupied by the courts of justice, and in the intermediate space the business of the corn market is transacted; above it is the grand jury room, and a ball room, opened at the races. The corporation of Bodmin formerly consisted of a mayor and thirty-six burgesses, the twelve senior of whom, now called aldermen, are styled in Queen Elizabeth's charter, 1563, capital burgesses and councillors, and twenty-four common councilmen, called, in the charter, capital burgesses, and a town clerk or recorder. The mayor, together with the mayor of the preceding year, and the town clerk, are justices of the peace, with the powers usually exercised in corporation towns. The corporation having been dissolved, in consequence of neglect, a new charter was granted to the town by King George III. in 1798. The seal of the borough represents a king sitting under a canopy, being an imitation of the ancient seal, with this inscription, "Sigill . Comune . Burgensium . Bodminie." The summer assizes for the county have been held at Bodmin ever since the year 1716, excepting for the years between 1727 and 1738. The Michaelmas quarter sessions are also held at this town. The borough of Bodmin has sent members to parliament ever since the reign of Edward I.; the present members are William Peter, Esq. of Harlyn, near Padstow, and Samuel Thomas Spry, Esq., of Tregolls, near Truro. The church, dedicated to St. Petroc, is a vicarage, value 13l. 6s. 8d. It was rebuilt in the year 1470, and a very particular account of the expenses of rebuilding it, is preserved amongst the town records, and of the gilds, or religious fraternities, who contributed towards it. The church consists of a lofty nave and aisles, separated by clustered pillars and pointed arches. The north aisle of the chancel is more ancient than the rest of the building. The painted glass of the east window of this aisle was removed from the old church. The pulpit and seats are covered with carvings, amongst which are the symbols of the crucifixion, which appear very frequently on the seats and other parts of Cornish churches, and amongst them a remarkable one sometimes occurs, being St. Peter's sword, with the High Priest's ear attached to it. These seats at Bodmin it appears were made by Matthew More, carpenter, and Sir John Arundell gave several timber trees for the building. The spire formerly on the tower, said to have been built by Prior Vyvyan, and esteemed the loftiest and finest in the west of England, was destroyed by lightning in the year 1699, when much damage was also done to the tower of the church. The most remarkable monument in the church is that of Thomas Vyvyan, prior of Bodmin, who died in 1533. Here are also monuments for the families of Flamank of Bocarne, and of Michell, Hoblyn, and Pennington of the Priory: there is a slab of blue slate, with a cross and shields of arms, in memory of John Vyvyan, who died in 1545. The font is of very large dimensions, it is in the form of a bowl, 3 feet 5½ inches diameter at the top, supported by a stole, with four slender pillars on the verge; the font is covered with ornamental sculpture of the earliest style. Near the font is an octagonal piscina, with eight apertures, enriched with roses, &c. The grammar school, situated in the churchyard, was founded and endowed by Queen Elizabeth.
      The priory of Bodmin is said to have originated in the circumstance of St. Petroc, its founder, having taken up his abode in a valley, now occupied by the town, but which was then the residence of St. Guron, a recluse, who having resigned his hermitage to St. Petroc, it was by him enlarged for the residence of himself and others, who accompanied him with the intention of leading a monastic life, according to the rules of St. Benedict; here St. Petroc died before the middle of the sixth century, and his shrine was preserved in a small chapel attached to the east end of Bodmin church. King Athelstan, in the year 926, founded on or near the same spot, a priory of Benedictines. This convent having been dissolved, Algar, with the king's license, and that of William Warlewast, Bishop of Exeter, refounded the monastery for Austin canons, which continued till the general dissolution of religious houses, when its revenue was valued at 270l. 0s. 11d. per annum. The site of the priory, with the demesnes, was granted to Thomas Sternhold, one of the first translators of the psalms. It is now the seat of Walter Raleigh Gilbert, Esq. A convent of Grey friars at Bodmin is said to have been founded by John de London, under the patronage of Edmund Earl of Cornwall, and the church, of this convent is said to have been consecrated by Bishop Grandisson, in 1352. Sir Hugh and Sir Thomas Peverell, of Park, in Egloshayle, two principal benefactors to this convent, were buried in the Friery church. The site was granted, in 1546, to William Abbot, and in 1566, was conveyed to the corporation of the town, to whom it still belongs.
      About a mile and a half eastward from the town is the ancient Hospital of St. Lawrence, which was incorporated by Queen Elizabeth, in the year 1582, by the name of the master or governor and brethren and sisters of the Hospital of Lawrence of Ponteboy. King James I., a few months after his accession to the throne, granted them a weekly market, and an annual fair on the festival of St. Luke. The market has been long discontinued, but the fair, which is held on 21st August, is still kept up, and is a great mart for horses and cattle. There is here another fair on the 29th and 30th October for horses, bullocks, and sheep. In consequence of the great abuse of this ancient endowment, the corporation has been dissolved, and the lands appropriated to a hospital at Truro. Lancarfe, an old mansion, is the seat of F. J. Hext, Esq.
      At Halgaver Moor, near Bodmin, a festival was formerly held, and some remains still exist, annually, in the month of July, called Bodmin Riding, to which the people make a procession on horseback, carrying garlands. A mayor on this occasion is elected, who holds a court, before which any person slovenly attired may be presented, and a mock trial is the consequence. Castle Kynock, or Canyke, a considerable entrenchment, eastward of the town, is in this parish.
      Four Hole Cross, about six miles on the right of the road leading from Bodmin to Launceston, is one of the most interesting relics of antiquity in the county, the upper part of the cross is not perfect.

      BLISLAND, 5 miles N.E. from Bodmin, contains 112 houses and 637 inhabitants, including the hamlets of Pendrift and Tregennow. Here is a cattle fair, on the Monday after the 22d September, and another at Pound Cawse, in this parish, on the last Monday in November. The church, dedicated to St. Pratt, or St. Proto, is a rectory, value 13l. 10s. In the chancel are some monuments of the Kemp family of Levethan, which was afterwards the seat of Lieutenant-General Morshead.

      ST. BREWARD, or Simon's Ward, 6 miles S. from Camelford, and the same distance N. from Bodmin, contains 100 houses and 554 inhabitants, including the hamlets of Lank Major, Lank Minor, and Swallock. It is a vicarage, in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Exeter. The church is said to have been built by William Brewer, Bishop of Exeter, in 1224, from whom the parish takes its name, but there is no account of the Bishop having been canonized.
      Rough Tor, or Rowtor, and Brown Willy, two lofty hills, whence may be seen a great part of the north-western part of the county, as well as the North and South Channels, are in this parish. Brown Willy is considered to be the highest land in Cornwall.

      EGLOSHAYLE, on the river Camel, 6 miles W. from Bodmin, and one mile above Wadebridge, which connects this parish with that of St. Breock, on the same river, contains 213 houses and 1174 inhabitants, including the hamlets of Bodeve, Burlawn, Slade's Bridge, Trevelder, and Treworder. It is a vicarage, value 16l., in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Exeter. In the chancel is a monument of Sir John Molesworth and his lady, without date, and some memorials of the family of Kestell in the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth.
      Pencarrow, the seat of Sir William Molesworth, Bart., was erected in 1730, and is said to be the most capacious mansion in Cornwall.
      Castle Killibury, or Kelly Rounds, an ancient entrenchment, with a treble ditch, inclosing about six acres, is in this parish.

      ENDELLION, 7 miles S.W. from Camelford, contains 171 houses and 1149 inhabitants, including Port Isaac, on the Bristol Channel. At this sea-port, a considerable pilchard fishery is carried on, and there is a market on Friday for butchers' meat. The principal export is slate from the Delabole Quarries, and coals are imported from Wales. The church, dedicated to St. Endellion, is a rectory, value 10l., in the patronage of the crown. It is collegiate, and has three prebendaries, exclusively of the rector, called the king's prebend, the prebend of Trehaverock, and that of Heredum Marney, the prebends are sinecures. The church being situated on high ground, the tower is seen as a land mark at a great distance. The northern aisle is the burial place of the Roscarrock family, and in the chancel is an ancient uninscribed tomb said to be that of a Lord Cheyney, but more probably one of the Chenduits of Bodannan. Sir John Chenduit, of this family, was one of the representatives of this county in the reign of Henry IV.

      HELLAND, 2 miles N. from Bodmin, contains 44 houses and 264 inhabitants, including the hamlet of Bodwen. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, is a rectory, value 9l. 13s. 9d. In the chancel is an ancient monument for one of the Calwodley family.

      ST. KEW, 8 miles N.W. from Bodmin, and 7 miles S.W. from Camelford, contains 234 houses and 1218 inhabitants, including the hamlets of Ammel, Pendogget, Tregellist, Trelill, and Trewethern. It is a vicarage, value 9l. 11s. In the parish church are remains of painted glass and monuments of the families of Cavall of Treharrick, Webber of Middle Ammel, and Treffry of Rooke. Treharrick House is the seat of Abraham Hambly, Esq., and Shisdon is the seat of Henry Braddon, Esq.

      ST. MABYN, 5 miles N.W. from Bodmin, and 8 miles S.W. from Camelford, contains 128 houses and 715 inhabitants, including the hamlet of Trevisquite. It is a rectory, value 36l., in the patronage of the Earl of Falmouth: in the parish church, which has a handsome lofty tower, are monuments for the family of Hambly, Grace Lady Carnsew of Bokelly, obiit 1656, &c. Sir Henry Marney, of Colquite, in this parish, was created Lord Marney, in 1524; his son, John Lord Marney, rebuilt the old mansion, which has again been rebuilt by the present proprietor, Deeble Peter, Esq. Tredethy is the seat of Francis John Hext, Esq., and Penwyn of William Cole, Esq.

      ST. MINVER, 3 miles E. from Padstow, and 10 miles N.W. from Bodmin, contains 193 houses and 1028 inhabitants, including the hamlets of Penmean, Trebetherick, Tredrisic, and Trevanger. It is a vicarage, value 13l. 10s. 2d. The parish church stands in a division of the parish called Highlands, and contains monuments of the families of Opie, Rowe, Darell of Trevornan, Stone and Silly of Trevelver. A painted glass window was put up in the chancel by the Rev. William Sandys, the vicar, in 1810. In that part of the parish called the Lowlands, which is subdivided into north and south, are two chapels, dedicated to St. Michael and St. Enoder; these chapelries have each a separate churchwarden, but one overseer serves for both. St. Enoder or the north chapel is almost sunk in the sands. The chapel of St. Michael is on the banks of the Padstow river, and is commonly called Porthilly church. Trevernon, is the seat of the Rev. Darell Stephens. Trevernon Bridge, built in 1791, is over a rivulet, which separates this parish from Egloshayle, and which is navigable for barges as high as Ammel bridge, in St. Kew parish.

      ST. TEATH, 3 miles S.W. from Camelford, contains 151 houses and 990 inhabitants, including the hamlets of Delamere, Medrose, Pengilly, and Treligoe. The church, dedicated to St. Etha, is a vicarage, value 12l., in the patronage of the Bishop of Exeter. Delabole slate quarry is in this parish.

      TEMPLE, on the Moors, 6 miles N.E. from Bodmin, contains 5 houses and 27 inhabitants. It is a curacy, but the church is dilapidated. It formerly belonged to the Knights Hospitallers, and is exempted from the bishop's jurisdiction. The extensive moors, which lie between Bodmin and Launceston, take their name of Temple Moors from this parish, in which they are partly situated.

      ST. TUDY, 6 miles S.W. from Camelford, and 8 miles N. from Bodmin, contains 103 houses and 606 inhabitants, including Kelly Green, Penhale, Polshea, and Tamsquite. There are two annual fairs held at St. Tudy, for sheep and cattle, on 20th May and 14th September, under a charter, granted in the reign of Anne. It is a rectory, value 31l., in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Christ Church, Oxford. In the parish church are monuments of the Nicoll family, and a monument of Colonel Samuel Michell, who died in 1786. Hengar is the seat of Mathew Michell, Esq.