Description
Mawnan, a village and a parish in Cornwall. The village stands 4 miles SSW of Falmouth town and station on the G.W.R., and has a post office under Falmouth ; money order and telegraph office, Falmouth. The parish comprises 2116 acres, of which 160 are water and foreshore; population, 479. The rocks include slate, granite, porphyry, and iron and copper ores. An ancient circular camp is at Carlidnack. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Truro; value, £240 with residence. The church is ancient, in good condition, and has a tower which serves as a landmark to mariners. The whole building was thoroughly restored in 1880. A chapel of ease was erected in 1874 at Mawnan Smith. There are Bryanite and Wesleyan chapels.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
