In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Withiel like this:
WITHIEL, a parish in Bodmin district, Cornwall; 7 miles W by N of Bodmin-Road r. station. It has a post-office under Bodmin. Acres, 3,005. Real property, £2,633; of which £50 are in mines. Pop., 367. Houses, 80. The manor was known, at Domesday, as Berneves; and belonged, for several centuries, to Bodmin priory. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Valoe, £324.* Patron, Sir R. R. Vyvyan, Bart. The church was repaired in 1831. There are a national school, and a private charity for ten house holders.
Withiel through time
Withiel is now part of North Cornwall district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Cornwall has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Withiel itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Withiel in North Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2614
Date accessed: 02nd November 2024
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