St Just in Roseland, Cornwall

Description
Just-in-Roseland, St, a village and a parish in Cornwall. The village stands on St Just Creek, on the E side of Falmouth harbour, 3 1/2 miles by water NE of Falmouth station on the G.W.R., and 7 SSE of Truro, and has a post office, of the name of St Just Lane, under Falmouth; money order and telegraph office, St Mawes. The parish contains also the town and castle of St Mawes. Acreage, 2650 of land and 197 of water and foreshore; population, 1178. Part of the land belonged to St Anthony's Priory. St Just Creek has, at its mouth, the old Lazaretto station of Falmouth harbour, and includes St Just's Pool, where vessels used to perform quarantine. Traces of an old circular fort are on Bartini Hill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Truro, with the chapelry of St Mawes annexed; value, £500 with residence. The church is a very old building of stone in the Perpendicular style, and was restored in 1872. The churchyard has two lych gates. There are Wesleyan and Bible Christian chapels. Ruins of an ancient chapel are at Rosecassa.