In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ruan Lanihorne like this:
RUAN-LANIHORNE, a parish in Truro district, Cornwall; on the river Fal, at the head of a creek of Falmouthharbour, 2½ miles S S W of Tregony, and 5¼ E S E of Truro r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Ruan-High-Lanes, under Grampound, and a quay used for thelanding of coal, timber, slate, and other commodities; and it contains the hamlet of Highlanes, where petty sessions are held. ...
Acres, 2, 250. Real property, £2, 515. Pop. in 1851, 410; in 1861, 325. Houses, 74. The property is divided among a few. A castle of the Arc-decknes was here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £414.* Patron, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church is a massive structure, built in 1321, with a tower; and contains a monument to Whit-taker the antiquary, who was rector. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a village school.
Ruan Lanihorne through time
Ruan Lanihorne is now part of Carrick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carrick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ruan Lanihorne itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ruan Lanihorne, in Carrick and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1634
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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