In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ruan Major like this:
RUAN-MAJOR, a parish in Helston district, Cornwall; near the coast, 7½ miles S S E of Helston, and 13 Sby W of Penryn r. station. Post-town, Ruan-Minor, under Helston, Cornwall. Acres, 2, 470. Real property, £932. Pop., 141. Houses, 25. The property is divided among a few. An ancient seat of the Eriseys was here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £191. Patron, P. V. Robinson, Esq. The church istolerable.
Ruan Major through time
Ruan Major is now part of Kerrier district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kerrier has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ruan Major itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ruan Major, in Kerrier and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4651
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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