Place:St. Wenn, Cornwall, England

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NameSt. Wenn
TypeCivil parish, Village
Coordinates50.449°N 4.861°W
Located inCornwall, England
See alsoPyder Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
St. Columb Major Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1934
St. Austell Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1934-1974
St. Columb Major Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1837-1936
St. Austell Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1936-2007
source: Family History Library Catalog


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St. Wenn (Cornish: Sen Gwenna) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England. The village is situated six miles (10 km) west of Bodmin and nine miles (14.5 km) east of Newquay. The parish of St. Columb Major is adjacent on the west.

Other settlements in the parish include Rosenannon, Tregonetha (Cornish: Tregenhetho), and Tregurtha Barton, once the home of Michael Tregury, Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic) who died in 1471. The last heir-male of the elder branch of this family died in the reign of Henry V. The Borlase family, ancestors of William Borlase (of Cornwall), were residents of this parish.

Later William Hals, who wrote The Parochial History of Cornwall, resided here in the latter part of his life: Hals, who owned the rectorial tithes of St Wenn, died here.

St. Wenn was part of the St. Columb Major Rural District from 1894 until 1934 and located in St. Austell Rural District from 1934 until 1974.

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