Description
Stithians, St, a parish in Cornwall, 4 miles SW of Redruth, and 3 miles from Perranwell station on the G.W.R. It has a post office under Perran Arworthal; money order and telegraph office, Redruth. Acreage, 4361; population, 1768. There is a parish council consisting of twelve members. There are tin veins, powder mills, paper mills, Druidical stones, and ancient sculptured crosses. The living is a vicarage, united with Perran Arworthal, in the diocese of Truro; net value, £260 with residence. Patron, Viscount Falmouth. The church is ancient, and has been twice restored. There are Wesleyan and Bible Christian chapels. A fair is held on the Monday before 13 July for horses and cattle.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
