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'''Pydarshire''' is one of the ten hundreds of [[Cornwall]], along the middle north coast of the county, with the Hundreds of [[Penwith Hundred|Penwith]] to the west, [[Triggshire]] to the north-east, divided from it by the [[River Camel]] and its estuary, and [[Powdershire]] to the south, divided from Pydarshire in the middle of Cornwall.
The '''Hundred of Pyder''' or '''Pydershire''' is one of the ten hundreds of [[Cornwall]], along the middle north coast of the county, with the Hundreds of [[Penwith Hundred|Penwith]] to the west; [[Triggshire]] to the north-east, divided from it by the [[River Camel]] and its estuary; and [[Powdershire]] to the south, divided from Pyder in the middle of Cornwall. The hundred is spelled as ''Pyder'' in census reports and by the [[Ordnance Survey]], but it can also be spelled '''Pydar''', and hence '''Pydarshire'''.


Pydarshire includes many of the famous seaside resort villages on Cornwall's north coast, and the abandoned mining landscape around [[St Agnes, Cornwall|St Agnes]].
Pydershire includes many of the famous seaside resort villages on Cornwall's north coast, and the abandoned mining landscape around [[St Agnes, Cornwall|St Agnes]]. It had a population of 62,813 in 2011.


The historic parishes of Powdershire are: [[St Agnes, Cornwall|St Agnes]], [[St Breock]], [[Colan, Cornwall|Colan]], [[St Columb Minor]] & [[St Columb Major]], [[Crantock]], [[Cubert]], [[St Enoder]], [[St Ervan]], [[St Eval]], [[St Issey]], [[Lanhydrock]], [[Lanivet]], [[St Mawgan|St Mawgan-in-Pydar]], [[St Merryn]], [[St Newlyn East]], [[Padstow]], [[Perranzabuloe]], [[Little Petherick]], [[St Wenn]], [[Withiel]].
The hundred comprises the ancient parishes of:
 
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[[Category:Hundreds of Cornwall]]
*[[St Agnes, Cornwall|St Agnes]]
*[[St Breock]]
*[[Colan, Cornwall|Colan]]
*[[St Columb Minor]] & [[St Columb Major]]
*[[Crantock]]
*[[Cubert]]
*[[St Enoder]]
*[[St Ervan]]
*[[St Eval]]
*[[St Issey]]
*[[Lanhydrock]]
*[[Lanivet]]
*[[St Mawgan|St Mawgan-in-Pyder]]
*[[St Merryn]]
*[[St Newlyn East]]
*[[Padstow]]
*[[Perranzabuloe]]
*[[Little Petherick]]
*[[St Wenn]]
*[[Withiel]]
{{div col end}}
{{Cornwall hundreds}}
[[Category:Pseudo-shires]]

Latest revision as of 11:25, 2 December 2019

Pydarshire

The Hundred of Pyder or Pydershire is one of the ten hundreds of Cornwall, along the middle north coast of the county, with the Hundreds of Penwith to the west; Triggshire to the north-east, divided from it by the River Camel and its estuary; and Powdershire to the south, divided from Pyder in the middle of Cornwall. The hundred is spelled as Pyder in census reports and by the Ordnance Survey, but it can also be spelled Pydar, and hence Pydarshire.

Pydershire includes many of the famous seaside resort villages on Cornwall's north coast, and the abandoned mining landscape around St Agnes. It had a population of 62,813 in 2011.

The hundred comprises the ancient parishes of:

Hundreds of Cornwall

East Wivelshire • Kerrier • Lesnewth • Penwith • Powdershire • Pydershire • Isles of Scilly • Stratton • Triggshire • West Wivelshire