| Name | Padstow |
| Alt names | Languienoc | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 60 | | Lannwedhenek | source: Wikipedia | | Lanwenehoc | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 60 |
| Type | Town, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 50.55°N 4.933°W |
| Located in | Cornwall, England |
| See also | Pyder Hundred, Cornwall, England | hundred in which it was located | | St. Columb Major Rural, Cornwall, England | rural district covering Padstow Rural Civil Parish 1894-1934 | | St. Columb Major Registration District, Cornwall, England | registration district of which it was part 1837-1936 | | Bodmin Registration District, Cornwall, England | registration district of which it was part 1936-2007 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Padstow (Cornish: Lannwedhenek) is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Wadebridge, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Bodmin and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Newquay. The population of Padstow civil parish was 5,203 in the 2001 census.
Local Administration
Padstow was an urban district from 1894 until 1968. However, in 1894 the area outside the town was made into a civil parish entitled Padstow Rural. This civil parish continued as a separate entity until 1934 when it was re-adopted into Padstow Civil Parish. For its duration Padstow Rural was part of St. Columb Major Rural District.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Padstow.
Research Tips
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.
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- 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.
- FamilySearch Wiki provides a similar information service to GENUKI which may be more up-to-date.
- A Vision of Britain through Time has
- organization charts of the hierarchies of parishes within hundreds, registration districts and rural and urban districts of the 20th century
- excerpts from a gazetteer of circa 1870 outlining individual towns and parishes
- 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.
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON/Jacobstow
Categories: Cornwall, England | St. Columb Major Rural, Cornwall, England | Padstow, Cornwall, England | Pyder Hundred, Cornwall, England | St. Columb Major Registration District, Cornwall, England | Bodmin Registration District, Cornwall, England |
