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'''Lesnewth Hundred''' is one of the ten hundreds of [[Cornwall]], in the north-east of the county with [[Triggshire]] to the south-west and [[Stratton Hundred]] to the north-east. | '''Lesnewth Hundred''' is one of the ten hundreds of [[Cornwall]], in the north-east of the county with [[Triggshire]] to the south-west and [[Stratton Hundred]] to the north-east. It is the least populous of the mainland Cornish hundreds, with a population of 10,856 in 2011. | ||
[[Tintagel]], [[Camelford]], [[Boscastle]], and [[Altarnun]] | [[Tintagel]], [[Camelford]], [[Boscastle]], and [[Altarnun]] lie in the Hundred of Lesnewth as well as [[Lesnewth]] itself, which is now only a hamlet but which Maclean reckoned to have been the seat of a Cymric chieftain who ruled the whole of Trigg.<ref>Maclean, John (1872-79) ''The Parochial History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor''. London: Nichols & Co.</ref> | ||
The | The ancient parishes of Lesnewth Hundred are: | ||
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*[[Advent, Cornwall|Advent]] | |||
*[[Altarnun]] | |||
*[[St Clether]] | |||
*[[Davidstow]] | |||
*[[Forrabury]] | |||
*[[St Gennys]] | |||
*[[St Juliot]] | |||
*Lanteglos-by-[[Camelford]] | |||
*[[Lesnewth]] | |||
*[[Michaelstow]] | |||
*[[Minster, Cornwall|Minster]] | |||
*[[Otterham]] | |||
*[[Poundstock]] | |||
*[[Tintagel]] [with [[Bossiney]]] | |||
*[[Treneglos]] | |||
*[[Trevalga]] | |||
*[[Warbstow]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:24, 2 December 2019
Lesnewth Hundred is one of the ten hundreds of Cornwall, in the north-east of the county with Triggshire to the south-west and Stratton Hundred to the north-east. It is the least populous of the mainland Cornish hundreds, with a population of 10,856 in 2011.
Tintagel, Camelford, Boscastle, and Altarnun lie in the Hundred of Lesnewth as well as Lesnewth itself, which is now only a hamlet but which Maclean reckoned to have been the seat of a Cymric chieftain who ruled the whole of Trigg.[1]
The ancient parishes of Lesnewth Hundred are:
References
- ↑ Maclean, John (1872-79) The Parochial History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor. London: Nichols & Co.
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