In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Michael Carhays like this:
MICHAEL-CARHAYES, a parish in St. Austell district, Cornwall; on Veryan bay, 3 miles SE by E of Tregony, and 6 S by E of Grampound-Road r. station. Post town, St. Austell. Acres, 870. Real property, £994. Pop., 173. Houses, 34. All the property, except the glebe, belongs to J. M. Williams, Esq. ...
The mansion of the Trevanion s once stood here; and a castellated Gothic building, by the architect of Buckingham palace, now occupies its site; and has, in the wall of its entrance gallery, a stone sculptured with the royal arms, supposed to be of the time of one of the Edwards. The living is a rectory and a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £180. * Patron, the Hon. G. M. Fortescue. The church has a castellated tower; contains old helmets, swords, and gauntlets of the Trevanion family, including a sword wielded by Sir Hugh Trevanion at Bosworth field; and was recently restored.
St Michael Carhays through time
St Michael Carhays is now part of Restormel district. Click here for graphs and data of how Restormel has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Michael Carhays itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Michael Carhays, in Restormel and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6118
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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