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PHILLACK or St Felack, is  a  parish skirted by the Hayle river and St. Ives bay, and is x mile north from Hayle station on the Great Western railway,  6 west-south-west from  Camborne and  9 west-south-west from Redruth,  in the North Western division of the county, hundred of Pen-with, petty sessional  division of Penwith East, union and county court district of Redruth, rural deanery of Penwith, archdeaconry of Cornwall and diocese of Truro. A large portion of the  town  of  Hayle is in this parish.     The church of St, Felicitas, rebuilt with the exception of the tower, in 1856-7, is a building of stone, in the Decorated style, con-sisting of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, south porch, vestry and an embattled western tower of Perpendicular date, with pinnacles, and containing 3 bells, all cast in 1751: the credence attached to the north wall is formed from a small stone altar discovered on the rebuilding of the church in the south wall are sedilia and a piscina : the pulpit is con-structed of fragments of the ancient screen ; and there is a massive eagle lectern of oak: the north and south chancel windows are memorials to various members of the Hockin family, of whom William Hockin, who died in 1853, was 43 years rector of this parish: there are several modern monu- ments to the same family, with others: there are 325 sit-tings.      The churchyard contains a fine granite cross, 5 feet 8 inches high, with a round head carved with a representa-tion of the Crucifixion ; near the porch is another cross of smaller size: in the vestry isa priest’s tomb, of granite, of early date,   and  in the walls forming the lych-gate are various sculptured fragments: near the vestry is preserved an inscribed stone found beneath the eastern foundations of the church in 1856;the inscription appears to be “CLOTUALL MOGRATTI,”  i.e. Clotual   [the son] of Mograttus,  and  over the south porch is an example of the rare Chi-Rho mono-gram. The register of births, baptisms and burials dates from the year 1560; marriages, 1652.    The living is a rec-tory,  with the chapelry of Gwithian  annexed,  tithe rent-charge (Phillack) £387, with residence and six acres of glebe,  joint net yearly value £230, in the gift of  and held since 1853 by the Rey. Frederick Hockin m.a. of St. John’s College, Cambridge, and hon. canon of Truro.   The prin-cipal landowners are Francis Granville Gregor esq. D.L. of Trewarthenick,  Cornelly,  Lord  Robartes,  Lord  St.  Levan, Mr.  Tyringham,   of  Tyringham,  Newport Pagnell,  Bucks, and the family of the late Rev.  William  Hockin.          The

Right Hon. Sir Redvers Henry Buller v.c., k.c.m.g., p.c. c.b. is lord of the manor, and the Duke of Leeds, Lord Robartes; W. H. H. Hartley esq. of Rosewarne, Camborne; Lieut.-Col. Shadwell Morley Grylls j.p., d.l. and John Tremaine esq. j.p., d.l. are chief landowners.  The soil is rather clayey ; the subsoil is clay.  The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats.    The area is 4,400 acres; rateable value, £6,191 ; the population in 1891 was 1,548.

  Roseworthy, 2 miles north-east, Carnhell Green, 1 mile east, and Wall, 1 mile south-east, are hamlets.

  Sexton, John Kneebone.
Post Office.—William Pearce, sub-postmaster. Letters
received from Hayle at 9.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; dispatched
at 2.35  &  6.40 p.m.  by  foot;    week days only.        The

nearest money order & telegraph office is at Copperhouse.
Postal orders are issued here, but not paid
 

Post Office, Rosewarne.—William Middlin, sub-postmaster.
Letters arrive from Hayle at 10.10 a.m. ; dispatched 2.15
p.m.; week days only. Postal orders are issued here, but
not paid
 

Schools :—
  National (mixed), for 72 children ; average attendance,
     55; Miss Frances Paddy, mistress
  Wesleyan, Wall (mixed), erected in 1853 for 230 children;
     average attendance, 104; Joseph Fox, master ; Miss
     Annie Fox, mistress
Railway Station, Thomas Spracklen, station master

Marked thus * letters received through
Camborne.]

James Rev. JohnCourtenay[Wes.], Wall
Perry Rev. Arthur John m.a. Vicarage
Simmons Henry, York house
Thomas James, Reawala
*Veal John, Rose hill, Roseworthy

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*BanfieldDorcas(Mrs.),farmer,Carnhell
Banfield Thomas Hy. farmer, Bosparva
Beckerleg William, farmer, Glebe
*Berryman Job, farmer, Gear
Bone John George, farmer, Trenowth
*Dennis Henry, farmer, Roseworthy
Eustice George, farmer, Bosurrel
*Eva Elizabeth (Mrs.) & John, farmers,
Roseworthy
Glasson Thomas, Halfway House P.H.
Fraddom
Goldsworthy Thos.shopkpr.Church twn
Harvey Margaret (Mrs.) & Thomas
Hill, farmers, Tregotha
Hosking James Henry, farmer, Wall
Huthnance Henry, farmer, Drannack
Huthnance William, agent for Curtiss
& Harvey,gunpowder manufacturers
Rosewarne
Ivey Edwin, farmer, Trevaskis
Jackson William, farmer, Lamin.
James Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer, Gwi- near downs
Johns William, farmer, Taskus
Kneebone Jn. wheelwright, Rosewarne
Laity George, farmer, Polkinghorne
*Laurence Edward, farmer, Weath
*Luke Thomas, farmer, Carnhell green
*Michell George Henry, farmer, Men-ner downs
Michell James, farmer, Caloose
Michell John, farmer, Caloose
Michell Jas. farmer, Roseworthy wood
Middlin William, post office, grocer,
draper, general dealer, & agent for
the Guion line ma‘l steamers, Rose-
warne & Carnhell green
*Mitchell Edward, wheelwright, Carn-
hell green
*Noell Simeon, farmer, Deverall
Oleavy Richd.boot&shoe ma.Rosewarne
Pearce John, farmer, Higher Gooneva
Pearce Peter, farmer, Lower Gooneva
*Penaluna Richard, Pendarves Arms p.h.   Carnhell green
*Pendray James, farmer,  Bosprowal
Perkins William, farmer,  Tappard
*Phillips John Thos. farmer, Carnhell
*Pooley Henry, farmer, Carnhell green
Pooley James, cattle dealer, Rosewarne
RobertsWm. boot &shoemaker,Reawala
Rosewarne Charles, farmer, Lanyon
*RosewarneHerbt.farmr.Coswinsawsen
Rosewarne Richd. Hy. farmer, Trungle
*Roseworthy Hammer Mills Co. boiler,
   shovel & chain manufrs. Roseworthy
Bowe John, farmer, Trenawin
*Rowe Jn. Hy.shopkeeper,Carnhell grn
Rowe Thomas, farmer, Trenawin
*Sowell Edwd.blacksmith,Carnhell grn
Stephens Celia (Mrs,),farmer,Trevaskis
*Thomas Lavinia (Mrs.) & Sons,
   farmers, Catebedron
Thomas John, Royal Standard p.h
Tippett Nichls, farmer, Low. Bosparva
*Tonkin Francis, farmer, Roseworthy
*Treloar Benjamin, farmer & miller
   (water), Roseworthy wood
Treloar James, farmer & miller (water),
   Drannack mill
Trewhella Matthew, farmer, Trenearth
Tripp James, farmer, Coldharbour
*Trudgeon Robert, farmer, Haw downs
*Uren Moses, farmer, Penhale
Walters John, farmer, Drewollis