In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Stephen in Brannel like this:
STEPHENS (St.)-in-Brannel, a parish in St. Austell district, Cornwall; 1½ mile NW of Burngullow r. station, and 4¼ W by N of St. Austell. It has a post-office under St. Austell. Acres, 9,002. Real property, £15,496; of which £3,348 are in mines, £3,286 in quarries, £449 in ironworks, and £797 in railways. ...
Pop. in 1851, 2,711; in 1861, 3,045. Houses, 562. The manor was known at Domesday as Bernel, and belonged then to the Earl of Mortaigne. Large quantities of fine china-stone and porcelain-earth are sent hence to Staffordshire. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £780.* Patron, the Hon. G. M. Fortesene. The church is Norman, with a detached tower. There are national schools and four a1ms-houses.
St Stephen in Brannel through time
St Stephen in Brannel is now part of Restormel district. Click here for graphs and data of how Restormel has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Stephen in Brannel itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Stephen in Brannel, in Restormel and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3885
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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