| CORNWOOD IN WHITE'S DIRECTORY OF 1850 |
Cornwood, a small village commonly called CROSS, in the Yealm valley on the southern borders of Dartmoor Forest, 4½ miles NE of Earl's Plympton, has in its parish 1080 souls and 10680 acres of land, including 700 acres of woodland and 7438 acres of common, extending six miles northward, among the hills and dells of Dartmoor, to the sources of the rivers Yealm and Erme.
This large parish includes many scattered houses, the small hamlets of Cross, Lutton, Torr, Waterleet, Houndle and Dunaton and part of the large village of Ivyvridge, which has a post office, a district church and a railway station, as afterwards noticed. there are cattle fairs at Cornwood on the first Monday in May and the last Monday in September.. William M Praed Esq. is lord of the manor of Cornwood and has a pleasant seat here called Delamore which formerly belonged to the Coles, who built the present mansion and afterwards to the Belmaine, Maynard, Treby and Hayes families. |
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| The current Delamore House was commissioned by Admiral Parker and built in 1859. It is not open to the public.
The grounds now form an arts and sculpture park which is open to the public during the month of May only. For details, go to |
Slade is the seat of W. Pode Esq. and formerly belonged to the Coles, Saverys and Spurrells. Fardell, an old farm house, was formerly a seat of the Raleigh, and is said to have been the occasional residence of the great Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir F. Rogers, Bart. is lord of the manor of Blackford and resides at Blackford House, a large substantial mansion, in a delightful situation, commanding fine views. Some of the apartments are large and elegant, and graced with many good paintings, some by Van Dyke, Canaletto, Van Loo and other eminent masters. He is also owner of South Hele and Wisdom estates. John Rogers, who resided at Wisdom Barton, was created a baronet in 1699.
The old farm-house, called Colwich-town, was the original seat of the Colwich family. The Earl of Morley and a few smaller owners have estates in the parish. |
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Fardel Barton Cornwood |
The Church (St Michael) is an ancient structure, with a tower and six bells. It is chiefly in the perpendicular style of the 15th century, except the tower and part of the chancel, which are much older. It has lately been renovated and has many mural tablets belonging to Dr. Rogers and other families. Sir Frederick Rogers who died in 1777 was recorder of Plymouth, and his son Sir F. L Rogers who died in 1797 represented that Borough in Parliament. They were descended from the Dr Rogers who suffered martyrdom in Queen Mary's reign.
The vicarage is in the patronage of the Bishop of Exeter and incumbency of the Rev, H, G, Adams who has a good residence and about 60 acres of glebe. There are two houses occupied rent-free by poor persons. The parish school, with a house for the teacher, was built about 1818, at the expense of the Rev, Duke Yonge, except what was derived from the sale of an old cottage belonging to the poor. In 1811, the same Rev. D. Yonge gave the reversion of a house, garden, orchard and two meadows at Lutton, in trust to apply one half of the rent in providing medical aid for the poor parishioners; £10 a year in schooling poor children; and the residue to be distributed in Bibles, Prayer books etc. |
RESIDENTS Adams, Mr John ,Prettypool Adams, Rev, Herbert George, BA, Vicarage Bidgood, Mr and Mrs James, Ivybridge Doddridge, james, Victualler, Tavistock Inn Northmore, Mary Ann, Schoolmistress Pode, William Esq, Slade Praed, William Mackworth, Esq, Delamore Rogers, Sir Frederick Lemon, Bart. Blackford House Shepheard, Mr Sampson Sherwill Mrs Sandover, John butcher and Victualler, Butcher's Arms, Moor Cross Tregelllis. George, tailor Vivian, John, parish Clerk Wills, Mr. Ivybridge CORN MILLERS Barons, William, Wisdom Mill Bickle. John, Slade Mill Jeffery John, Old Park Mill Leaman, Henry, Fardell Mill FARMERS Andrews, William Atwill, Richard Carpenter, William Corntown Chapple, John, Park Colton, Nicholas Colton, Charles. Colton, Richard Doddridge, William Honey, Richard Hillson, Robert, Stone Horton, Alexc Horton, Alexander, jun. Hele Horton, Honor Horton , John Horton, John, jun Horton, Thomas Horton, Arthur Trowbridge, Fardell Horton, Trowbridge and Thomas jun . Horton, William, East Start and Uppaton Luscombe, Philip, Colwich Town Luscombe Joshua Luscombe, Samuel Luscombe, William Phillips, Roger and Roger jun. Roberts, Robert, Lutton Rooke, John Rouse, Edward Sampson Edward Sandover, William Sanders William Sercombe, Robert, Wisdom Walker, Thomas Walker, Dinah. Gazeworthy CARPENTERS Nelder, James Beral, William SHOPKEEPERS Blackler, James Vivian, Chitte SHOEMAKERS Bakerville, Eli Beal, William Chalice, William Elford, Robert Elford, Robert jun. WHEELWRIGHTS Ford, John Mudge, Robert
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