| Name | Lerrin |
| Alt names | Lerryn | source: Wikipedia |
| Type | Village |
| Coordinates | 50.3834°N 4.6173°W |
| Located in | Cornwall, England |
| See also | West Hundred, Cornwall, England | hundred in which it was located | | Liskeard Rural, Cornwall, England | rural district of which it was a part 1894-1974 | | Liskeard Registration District, Cornwall, England | registration district of which it was part 1837-2007 | | St. Veep, Cornwall, England | parish in which it is partly located | | St. Winnow, Cornwall, England | parish in which it is partly located |
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Lerrin from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "LERRIN, a rivulet, a village, and a sub-district, in Cornwall. The rivulet rises near Broadoak, and runs about 6 miles, sonth-south-westward, to the Fowey near Penwick. The village stands 3 miles ESE of Lostwithiel; and has a post office under Lostwithiel, and fairs on 7 March and 25 April.
- "The sub-district is in Liskeard district; and contains the parishes of Broadoak, Boconnoc, Lanreath, St. Veep, Lanteglos-by-Fowey, and Lansallos. Acres: 19,699. Population: 3,804. Houses: 816."
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Lerryn straddles two parishes: north of the river it is in St Winnow parish and south of the river in St. Veep parish. The river is tidal up to the village and there are stepping-stones across the river which are crossable at low water.
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
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