Marhamchurch, Cornwall

Description
Marhamchurch, a village and a parish in Cornwall. The village stands near the Bude Canal, 1 3/4 mile from the coast, 2 miles SSW of Stratton, and 8 from Holsworthy station on the L. &S.W.R; was known at Domesday as Maromeerch, and has a post office under Stratton; money order and telegraph office, Stratton. The parish extends to the coast, and comprises 2716 acres; population, 484. The manor belonged at Domesday to the Earl of Mortaigne, passed to the Pyne, the Rolle, and the Trefusis families, and now belongs to Lord Churston. An inclined plane of the Bude Canal, worked by a waterwheel, is in the parish, and there is an iron foundry. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Truro; net value, £303 with residence. The church is ancient but good, has a tower, contains some old monuments, and was restored and enlarged in 1879. There are Wesleyan and Bible Christian chapels.