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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mousehole like this:
MOUSEHOLE, a village in St. Paul parish, Cornwall; on Mounts bay, 2¼ miles S of Penzance. It was formerly called Porth-Enys; was once a market-town; was burned in 1595 by the Spaniards; is now a seat of the pilchard fishery; and has a post-office under Penzance, a coast-guard station, and a Wesleyan chapel. St. Clement's Island lies opposite the village near the shore; and had formerly a chapel. A charming terrace-road, with very fine views, goes along the margin of the bay from Mouse-hole to Penzance.
Mousehole is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mousehole itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mousehole in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/21019
Date accessed: 10th February 2026
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