Hessenford

Hessenford
Hessenford
Hessenford shown within Cornwall
Population 170 
OS grid reference SX307573
Civil parish
  • United parishes of St Germans, Hessenford, Downderry and Tideford
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TORPOINT
Postcode district PL11
Dialling code 01503
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament

Hessenford (Cornish: Rys an Gwraghes) is a small village in south-east Cornwall, United Kingdom, four miles west of St Germans on the A387 Polbathic to Polperro road.[1] The village had a population of 170 at the 2001 census.[2] It is in the civil parish of Deviock. The river Seaton runs through the village and a mill was recorded here in 1286; the last mill closing in the mid-20th century.[1][2]

Hessenford Church

Hessenford is part of the united parishes of St Germans, Hessenford, Downderry and Tideford.[2] St Anne's Church was built in 1832 as a chapel of ease in the parish of St Germans to serve the growing population of the village.[3] It was built by local subscription, local labour and materials, and was dedicated on 26 September 1833, the perpetual curate being appointed by the vicar of Saint Germans. Hessenford became a parish in its own right by "Order in Council" in 1852 and in 1871 the church was rebuilt in early English style.[3] The lychgates, a gift, were built in 1905, the original gates being used for the entrance to the church yard.

The Seaton Valley Countryside Park is to the south of the village following the river valley to the coast at Seaton.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
  2. 1 2 3 "Hessenford". GENUKI. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 "St Germans Group Parish". Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Seaton Valley LNR". Magic Map. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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