Probus, Cornwall

Description
Probus, a village and a parish in Cornwall. The village stands from 200 to 250 feet above sea-level, 2 1/2 miles SSW of Grampound Road station on the G.W.R., and 5 1/2 NE of Truro; is an ancient place; was once a market-town; and has a post, money order, and telegraph office. The parish contains also part of Grampound, and comprises 8096 acres; population of the civil parish, 1225; of the ecclesiastical, 1301. There is a parish council consisting of eleven members. There was at one time a college of priests, a dean, and several canons. Trewithen and Trehane are the chief residences. Golden was forfeited in the time of Queen Elizabeth by Tregian. A Roman camp of 7 acres is near Carvoza. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Truro; net value, £390 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Truro. The church is Perpendicular, all of wrought granite, covered with sculptures; has a very fine tower, somewhat similar to that of Magdalen College, Oxford, and 125 feet high; has been partly rebuilt and thoroughly restored; contains monuments of the Hawkinses and others, and is considered one of the finest churches in Cornwall. There are Wesleyan and Bible Christian chapels, and some large charities.