A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CHARLESTOWN, a small seaport town and a chapelry in St. Austell parish, Cornwall. The town stands on the coast, 2 miles SE of St. Austell; is a sub-port to Fowey; and has a post office under St. Austell. It was founded, towards the close of last century, by Charles Rashleigh, Esq; has harbour and docks, of capacity for large ships; has also building yards and pilchard fisheries; carries on a large export trade in lime, china clay, and other mineral produce; and is connected, by tram railway, with St. Austell, and with extensive tin mines of its own name, employing about 430 hands.—The chapelry includes the town; and was constituted in 1846. Pop., 3,367. Houses, 675. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £160. Patron, alternately the Crown and the Bishop. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a small seaport town and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | St Austell CP Cornwall AncC |
| Place: | Charlestown |
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