In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Marhamchurch like this:
MARHAM-CHURCH, a village and a parish in Stratton district, Cornwall. The village stands near the Bude canal, 1¾ mile from the coast, 2 SSW of Stratton, and 14½ NW by N of Launceston r. station; was known, at Domesday, as Maromcerch; and has a post office under Stratton, Cornwall, and fairs on the Wednesday after 25 March and on 12 Aug. ...
The parish extends to the coast; and comprises 2,645 acres of land, and 75 of water. Real property, £3,296. Pop., 581. Houses, 124. The manor belonged, at Domesday, to the Earl of Mortaigne; and passed to the Pynes, the Rolles, the Trefusis, and others. An inclined plane of the Bude canal, worked by a water-wheel, is in the parish; and there is an iron foundry. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £344. * Patrons, Messrs. Maxwell. The church is ancient but good, has a tower, and contains some old monuments. There are chapels for Wesleyans, Bible Christians, and United Free Methodists, and a parochial school.
Marhamchurch through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Marhamchurch in North Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3866
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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