Place:St. Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England

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NameSt. Just in Penwith
Alt namesSaint Justsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
St Justsource: Wikipedia
St. Joostsource: Family History Library Catalog
St. Justsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
St Just in Penwithsource: another form
St. Just-in-Penwithsource: hyphenated
Lannyustsource: Wikipedia
Balleswiddensource: settlement in parish
Boscaswell Downssource: settlement in parish
Bosceansource: settlement in parish
Botallacksource: settlement in parish
Carnyorthsource: settlement in parish
Geevorsource: settlement in parish
Kelynacksource: settlement in parish
Levant (mine)source: settlement in parish
Parknowethsource: settlement in parish
Pendeensource: settlement in parish
Wheal Boyssource: settlement in parish
Wheal Owlessource: settlement in parish
TypeCivil parish, Urban district
Coordinates50.124°N 5.68°W
Located inCornwall, England
See alsoPenwith Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
West Penwith Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1897
Penzance Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1837-2007
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

St. Just in Penwith (Cornish: Lannust) is a town and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St. Ives to the A30 road. The parish encompasses the town of St Just and the nearby settlements of Trewellard, Pendeen, Carnyorth and Kelynack. It is bounded by the parishes of Morvah to the north-east, Sancreed and Madron to the east, St. Buryan and Sennen to the south and by the sea in the west. The parish consists of 7,622 acres (3,085 hectares) of land, 12 acres (4.9 hectares) of water and 117 acres (47.3 hectares) of foreshore. The town of St Just is the most westerly town in mainland Britain and is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Penzance along the A3071. St Just parish has a population of 4690.

The ancient settlement has a strong mining history and was, during the 19th century, one of the most important mining districts in Cornwall both for copper and tin. Mines within the area included Boscaswell Downs, Balleswidden, Parknoweth, Boscean, Wheal Owles, Wheal Boys, Levant, Botallack and Geevor (which closed in 1990). The boom in 19th century mining saw a dramatic increase in the population of St Just, the 1861 census records the population figure as being 9,290, however like other areas in Cornwall the population declined with the collapse in the tin trade in the 20th century.

St. Just was originally part of the Penzance Poor Law Union until 1894 when it was incorporated into the West Penwith Rural District. In 1897 St. Just-in-Penwith parish formed the sole basis of St. Just Urban District. In 1974 the urban district became part of Penwith District Council, until its abolition in 2009 (when Cornwall became a unitary authority).

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One of the many maps available on A Vision of Britain through Time is one from the Ordnance Survey Series of 1900 illustrating the parish boundaries of Cornwall at the turn of the 20th century. This map blows up to show all the parishes and many of the small villages and hamlets.

The following websites have pages explaining their provisions in WeRelate's Repository Section. Some provide free online databases.

  • GENUKI makes a great many suggestions as to other websites with worthwhile information about Cornwall as well as providing 19th century descriptions of each of the ecclesiastical parishes.
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  • A Vision of Britain through Time has
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  2. excerpts from a gazetteer of circa 1870 outlining individual towns and parishes
  3. reviews of population through the time period 1800-1960
  • More local sources can often be found by referring to "What Links Here" in the column on the left.

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