Hessenford

From Wikishire
Jump to navigation Jump to search
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
Hessenford
Cornish: Rys an Gwraghes
Cornwall

St Anne's Church, Hessenford
Location
Grid reference: SX307573
Location: 50°23’28"N, 4°23’2"W
Data
Population: 170
Post town: Torpoint
Postcode: PL11
Dialling code: 01503
Local Government
Council: Cornwall
Parliamentary
constituency:
South East Cornwall

Hessenford is a small village in south-eastern Cornwall, four miles west of St Germans on the A387 Polbathic to Polperro road. The village had a population of 170 at the 2001 census.[1] The river Seaton runs through the village and a mill was recorded here in 1286; the last mill closing in the mid-20th century.[1]

The Seaton Valley Countryside Park is to the south of the village following the river valley to the coast at Seaton.[2]

Parish church

Hessenford is part of the united parishes of St Germans, Hessenford, Downderry and Tideford.[1] St Anne's Church was built in 1832 as a chapel of ease in the parish of St Germans to serve the growing population of the village.[3]

Te church was built by local subscription, local labour and materials, and was dedicated on 26 September 1833, the perpetual curate being appointed by the vicar of Saint Germans. Hessenford became a parish in its own right by Order in Council in 1852 and in 1871 the church was rebuilt in the Early English style.[3] The lychgates, a gift, were built in 1905, the original gates being used for the entrance to the churchyard.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Hessenford)

References