Place:Stithians, Cornwall, England

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NameStithians
Alt namesSt Stythianssource: Wikipedia
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates50.187°N 5.175°W
Located inCornwall, England
See alsoKerrier Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
Redruth Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1934
Kerrier Rural, Cornwall, England|rural district in which it was located 1934-1974
Redruth Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1837-1934
Falmouth Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1934-1974
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Stithians (Cornish: Stedhyans), also known as St. Stythians, is a village and civil parish in Cornwall in England. It lies in the middle of the triangle bounded by Redruth, Helston and Falmouth. Its population (2001) is 2,004.

The parish is mainly agricultural, lying south of the Gwennap mining area and north of the quarrying areas of Rame and Longdowns. The River Kennall runs through the parish: in the 19th century, this river worked a flour mill and a number of gunpowder mills, machinery at a foundry, and a paper mill.

The former ecclesiastical parish of Carnmenellis is now merged with Stithians parish.

Stithians was a civil parish in the Redruth Rural District from 1894 until 1934 and in Kerrier Rural District from 1934 until 1974. Rural districts were abolished in 1974 and Cornwall is now a unitary authority.

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