Mabe
| Mabe | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 St Laud's Church, Mabe | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 50°9’48"N, 5°7’57"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
Mabe is a village in Cornwall, a mile west of Penryn, in the Kerrier Hundred.
The name of the village has also be rendered La Vabe.
Mabe parish is bounded by Stithians and St. Gluvias to the north, Budock to the east, Mawnan and Constantine to the south and Wendron to the west. The parish population was 2,083 at the 2011 census,
The village sits at the eastern edge of the Carnmenellis hills, one of the great granit intrusions of Cornwall.[1] It is surrounded by several working and closed quarries. The Argal and College reservoirs lie to the south of the village.
A hamlet known as Mabe Burnthouse stands on a hill overlooking Penryn and to the southwest is the location of the parish church, St Laud, which is dedicated to Saint Laudus, Bishop of Coutances.
Parish church
The parish church, St Laud, has an 15th century tower and porch[2] which survived a lightning strike. The remainder of the church was re-built from 1866, under the direction of Piers St Aubyn.[3]
In the churchyard, there is an ancient menhir and a Celtic cross. The latter was found in the vicarage and installed near the porch, at some time between 1919 and 1930.[3]
History
In 1837, the village population was reckoned at 512. There was a chapel here and an almshouse.[4]
There are granite quarries at Carnsew which belonged to the firm of Freeman & Macleod. As of 1972 the Trolvis quarry was still working.[5]
About the village
Mabe has a primary school with just over a hundred pupils. Near the Antron Hill cross-roads is a pub, "The New Inn", and a Post Office General Stores.
Mabe Ladies Choir was founded in 1931[6] by Edgar S Kessell MBE, and continues to this day.
Gallery
The New Inn at the crossroads, Mabe Burnthouse
Mabe Church from Treverva
View across the Argal Reservoir
View of Lamanva from Mabe churchyard
Outside links
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References
- ↑ The Carnmenellis Granite: Its Petrology, Metamorphism and Tectonics - The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Cornwall, 1951; 1970 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09589-0
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Henderson, Charles (1930) Mabe Church and Parish. Long Compton: The King's Stone Press
- ↑ Wright, George Newenham (1837). A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer. 4 (Digitized Jun 6, 2007 ed.). T. Kelly. p. 116. http://books.google.com/books?id=cyQDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=mabe+lavabe&source=bl&ots=Y70sMVHv1y&sig=LdiuYfglDXGX55MTFG_pUkSVygs&hl=en&ei=wiN_TM6PKYP0tgPOjcn1Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=mabe%20lavabe&f=false.
- ↑ Todd, A. C. & Laws, Peter (1972) The Industrial Archaeology of Cornwall. Newton Abbot: David & Charles; p. 234
- ↑ Mabe Ladies Choir
