Linkinhorne Parish

Sources of Information

BOOKS           ARTICLES           MANORIAL DOCUMENTS

COURTNEY LIBRARY                  CORNWALL RECORD OFFICE

On this page I intend to list all the sources of historical information for the Parish of Linkinhorne, that are not available on line.  I would be very interested to know about any articles written or papers and other material deposited in various places. The first entries are from the Old Cornwall Society Volumes and the Manorial Documents Register. Please note that there are a lot of interesting records held by the Duchy of Cornwall that are not available to the general public.
BOOKS
A Parish Album of Linkinhorne Bishop, George    1987 A Pictorial View of Linkinhorne. Lots of fascinating pictures from 188- to mid 20thC. Lithiack Press
 Some notes on St.Melor's Church Linkinhorne, Cornwall. -  Rouse, E. Clive          Out of print          
Beneathwood. Linkinhorne, Cornwall   M. R. Packer      1992 Drawings and notes in laminated sheets. 
Harvest of History : Linkinhorne  . - Polyphant  Compiled by Monica Burton     1985 Polyphant Publishing
A Large and New Description of the Parish of Linkinhorne In the County of Co Harvey, William     1728 A survey of the parish in 1725, photocopies available
 A History of the Parish of Linkinhorne, From the Ms of W. Harvey  Harvey, William With Additions     1876 A later version with notes relevant to 1876 inserted
 The Story of Our School, Now Called Upton Cross County Primary School,  Linkinhorne Women's Institute     1977           
 The Minions Moor : a guide to south-east Bodmin Moor  Stanier, Peter 0948385294 2nd ed. 1996 Good descriptions of the archaeological and mining heritage of this area
 The Minions Area : Archaeological Survey  Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 1871162440  2nd Edition 1993        
 Michael John, 1942 Caradon & Looe : the canal, railways and mines   Messenger, Michael J., 0906294460 2001 Twelveheads Press. Well researched history of the mining railway
 The Caradon and Phoenix mining area edited by G.B. Greenough. 0901450227 1983 Northern Mine Research Society
Bodmin Moor's Archaeological Heritage Peter Herring & Peter Rose 1898166641 2001 A very good condensed description of how people have used & changed the moor from Mesolithic times to the last World War.

There are a large number of books available that cover the mining history of the area.
ARTICLES

Old Cornwall Society Journals
Vol III Page 59
Carnedon Lyer in the Parish Of Linkinhorne
Four and a half pages by W M M Picken

Vol III page 177
Trefrize and the Holy Well of All Hallows
Eight pages by C K C Andrews. 

Vol VII page 405 published 1967 - 1973
The Budges of Linkinhorne
Five pages by Ralph Budge

Vol II Page 80 published 1991 -1997
Linkinhorne's Secret
A history of Caradon Town, , 3 pages by Yvonne Gilbert.

Volume 1  Oct 1929  P33 
The Stockadon Spider by Miss B C Spooner 
Story about ghost of  a girl apprentice running to escape beating and drowned in Lyner (100 years ago) problems with ghost as a spider shut up in cupboard and then released

Journal of the Royal Institute of Cornwall

Vol VI 1880 p337-341 Rillaton Manor, A Book of Sessioning 1658, abstract by Joseph Polsue
No. 91, page 42 (195p112) Church Murals

Journal of the Trevithick Society

No. 14 1987 p.32 - 45 illus. Early Mining and Water Power in the Caradon Mining District of East Cornwall. 

Architectural ? or Archaelological Society of Exeter

Vol 3 p.206 Browda Encampment & Browda House
Vol. 3 p.207 Cheesewring
Vol. 10 page 244 Cheesewring burial urn - Worth
Vol.3 page 190 St Melor Church

Royal Cornwall Geological Society

Vol. 8 page 655 Caradon Mining District - Henwood

MANORIAL DOCUMENTS REGISTER
The Manorial Documents Register (MDR) maintained by this Commission notes that, so far as can be established, the parish of Linkinhorne contained the manors of:-
Carnedon Lyer, 
Carnedon Prior, 
Climsland Prior, 
Linkinhorne,
Newland, 
Rillaton Pengelly, 
Patrieda, 
Rillaton 
Rillaton Peverell.

This information was kindly provided by the Historical Manuscripts Commission, their web site is available here. 
The MDR contains the following information for these manors:

Carnedon Prior Manor.

Minister's accounts 1542-1623
Receiver' accounts 1542-1661, 
Court rolls 1628-1759 
Surveys 1607-1851 (non consecutive), 
1974 in the Duchy of Cornwall Office, 10 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6LA. (Access to records at the Duchy of Cornwall is restricted.)

Court rolls 1574-77, 1589-1601, 1603-47, surveys 
temp Jas I and Commonwealth in the Public Record Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond TW9 4DU (ref: SC2/156/21-2; SC2/158/25-9; LR2/207/55-6; E317/Cornwall/8).

Survey with Climsland Prior 17th cent
in Southampton Archives Office, Civic Centre, Southampton SO14 7LY (collection ref: D/M).

Rental 1655
in Cornwall Record Office, Old County Hall, Truro TR1 3AY (ref: AD 1166/1).

Climsland Prior Manor.
Minister's accounts 1542-1623, 
Receiver's acconts 1542-1661, 
Court rolls 1628-45, 1666-91, 1725/26, 1735 
Surveys 1608-1851 (non consecutive),
1974 in the Duchy of Cornwall Office (access restricted).

Court rolls 1574/75-1647/48 (non consecutive), 
Surveys temp Jas I and Commonwealth in the Public Record Office (ref: SC2/156/21-2; SC2/158/6, 26, 34-6; SC2/163/16; LR2/207/60; E317/Cornwall/9).

Newland Manor.
Court roll 1540/41-1541/42 
in the Public Record Office (ref: SC2/159/30).

Court rolls 1553-6 
in the Huntington Library, 1150 Oxford Road, San Marino, California CA 91108 (collection ref: Hastings collection).

Rillaton Manor.
Minister's accounts,
Assession rolls and other records with other manors
13th-16th cent, court rolls 1515-1648, 
rental temp Jas I and Commonwealth survey 
in the Public Record Office (no reference given).

Minister's accounts 1341-75, 1379-1633, 
Receiver's accounts 1400-1660,
Assession rolls 1333-1756 (non consecutive), 
Court rolls 1795-1839, 
Rentals and assessioning papers 17th-18th cent Surveys 1338, 1649-1851 (non consecutive), 
1974 in the Duchy of Cornwall Office (access restricted).

Account rolls, 
Reeve's accounts, 
Court books, 
Estreat rolls, 
Surveys,
Precepts, presentments and rentals with other manors 1600-1900 
in Cornwall Record Office (collection ref: DD R(S)).

Court rolls 1638/39-1642/43 
Rental (detailed) temp Jas I 
in the Public Record Office (ref: SC2/156/21-22; SC12/2/32).

Map 1845 in Cornwall Record Office (ref: X702).

Rillaton Pengelly Manor.
Fragments of rentals and valuation 1783 
Rent book 1788-98
in Cornwall Record Office (collection ref: DD RD).

Court roll with Tremollett 1550, List of tenants and rental 1635, 1643,
Reeve's accounts and rental 1654-1721, 
Court roll 1547, 
Court book 1648-1709, 
Rentals 1636, 1641, 1730-39, 
Reeve's accounts 1706-9, 1730-37,
Surveys c1740, 1783, 
Court books with Tremollett 1648-1710, 
Valuation and lists of tenants 16th cent 
Court rolls with Lantyan 1636-43 
in Cornwall Record Office (collection ref: DD R).

Survey and valuation 1783 
Reeve's accounts 1696-97
in Cornwall Record Office (ref: CA/B42/11-12, 52).

Reeve's account with Bulland 1711 
in Cornwall Record Office (ref: DD.CM/1447).

Rillaton Peverell Manor.
Rentals with other manors and papers rel to rents 1783-1844 
in Cornwall Record Office (ref: X420).Letters and accounts concerning payment of chief rents c1816-25 
in Cornwall Record Office (collection ref: DD RD).

I regret that the MDR has no note of documents relating to the manors of
Carnedon Lyer, Linkinhorne and Patrieda.

Dr John Gurney
Curatorial Officer
Historical Manuscripts Commission
Quality House
Quality Court
Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1HP

COURTNEY LIBRARY 
This library in Truro holds a diverse range of archives - it is a real treasure trove! Below are just a few items I came across whilst researching another subject

P/1/81 Assignment 1588 Lambert Osbolston London Thomas Vincent of Lyons Inn Gent & Richard Giddie yeoman Notter, Newesham, Bowcheden, & tenements

P/1/82 Bargain & sale 1731 William Rawling  & John son. Trelay Carrydon Oldwill S Petherwin Lanleake

P/1/83 1755 Marriage settlement John Rawling & Sarah Dingley, Ley

P/1/84 1776 mortgage John Rawling & John Downs, Ley & Carridon

P/1/85 1794 Lease & release William Gourd of Penzance & Cornelius Andrew of Linkinhorne, miner House at West Wood in Sutton

P/1/86 1804 Lease 1 yr John Mark of Liskeard William Greenwood of Norfolk & Arthur Pucke of Ley Caridown

P/1/87 1872 Grant George Badeley Marke of Liskeard Esq Liskeard & Caradon Railway Co. Caradon commons

CORNWALL RECORD OFFICE
There is a comprehensive list of items available at the record Office on the A2A site, just type 'Linkinhorne' into the search. Below are additional items not found on the site.

DDX 88/1-21             Phoenix Mine Accounts, correspondence, photos 1854-1864
X 111/1                      Reports S Phoenix 1888 – 1892
CF 3260                     Abstract of Manaton Conveyance of 1739
FS 3/593                    Pedigree of Lampen of Patrieda
DD RD 655                Bastardy Bonds 3 in No. 1793 & 1795
FS3/93                       ‘Spoure Book’ including many reference to property and families in Linkinhorne 1694
CY 6680                     Map of Barton of Patrieda 1707
DD CY 471                Tin works in Caradon 1623
DD CY 400                Copy of poor rate 1741
DD CY 6403              Copy of poor rate & Church Rate 1767

Numerous deeds and leases for Pengelly, Padreda, Trefrize Mill, Rilla Mill, etc. etc.

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