Mawla
| Mawla | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Mawla | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW702458 |
| Location: | 50°16’4"N, 5°13’32"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | TR16 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Truro & Falmouth |
Mawla is a village south of Porthtowan in Cornwall. The earliest record of Mawla is in 960 AD; the meaning of the name is "pigs' place".[1] It consists of a cluster of cottages, Mawla Farm, Green Lane Farm, Forge Farm and a Methodist church. Mawla has no shops or pubs, and is a peaceful hamlet.
History
Mawla is a little hamlet. By 1824 the main villages, in the St Agnes Parish, aside from St Agnes itself, were Mithian, Stenclose (Stencoose), and Malow (Mawla).[2] Once there was a carpenter's shop and more cottages, now demolished.
Economy
Some of the older cottages have now been converted to holiday lettings. Others are still occupied by farmers. Green Lane Farm and Mawla Farm operate as one dairy and vegetable organisation. Mawla Farmhouse still has an old well in its courtyard.
Churches
The Methodist church was built in 1908, the foundation stones laid by local inhabitants. It is an attractive one storey building with arched stained glass windows and it seats about 120 people.
The old Mawla chapel is still there, the old Sunday school building which was unsafe to use, was demolished about 1960, and rebuilt as a new Sunday school which has since been sold to a private owner by 2008. Years ago the Sunday school tea treat was held in the adjoining field, with a full brass band parade, games and serving of saffron tea treat buns with tea. Today the Sunday school have their annual tea treat outing to St Ives in July.
References
- ↑ Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names, Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype; p. 47
- ↑ Samuel Drew. The History of Cornwall: From the Earlist Records and Traditions, to the Present Time. W. Penaluna; 1824 [cited 23 September 2012]. p. 18.