In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Landulph like this:
LANDULPH, or LANDILIP, a parish, with a village, in St. Germans district, Cornwall; on the river Tamar, at the boundary with Devon, opposite the influx of the Tavy, 2 miles N of Saltash r. station. Post-town, Hatt, Cornwall. Acres, 2,686: of which 600 are water. Real property, £3,005. Pop., 547. ...
Houses, 1 27. A considerable extent of marsh land was recently reclaimed. Lead ore began to be worked at Ellridge in 1849; and yields 50 per cent. of lead, and 200 oz. per ton of silver. A mineral spring, formerly in much repute, is near the village; and a small port is at Cargreen. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £340. * Patron, the Prince of Wales. The church is ancient; has a lofty embattled tower; and contains the tomb of Theodore Palæologus, a descendant of the Comneni, emperors of Constantinople. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £24.
Landulph through time
Landulph is now part of Caradon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Caradon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Landulph itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Landulph, in Caradon and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2216
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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