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Manaccan (Cornish: Manahan) is a civil parish and village on the Lizard peninsula in south Cornwall, England. The village is about five miles (8 km) south-southwest of Falmouth. The population of Manaccan was 299 in the 2001 census. Manaccan parish is in an area known as Meneage which means 'land of the monks'. The parish is bordered to the north by the Helford River (a drowned river valley or ria), to the west by St. Martin-in-Meneage parish, to the south by St. Keverne parish, and to the east by St. Anthony-in-Meneage parish. The origin of the name Manaccan is probably derived not from a saint but from the Cornish for (church) of the monks. It was also at times called Minster in English because it must once have had a Celtic monastery. "St Manacca" is recorded as the patron as early as 1308. Manaccan was part of the Helston Rural District from 1894 until 1934 and part of the Kerrier Rural District from 1934 until 1974. [edit] Research TipsAbove: Map from Wikimedia Commons produced by Andy F 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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