~ St Kew 1883 ~
St Kew is a township and parish, 4 miles north from Wadebridge, 6 ½ east from Padstow and 8 south-west from Camelford and 13 from Bodmin road station, in the Eastern division of the country, hundred of Trigg,Bodmin Union, Camelford county court district, rural deanery and archdeaconry of Bodmin, and diocese of Truro, situate on the river Amble. The Church of St. James is a building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles and tower containing 6 bells : many of the stained windows contain fifteenth century glass, supposed to have been removed from an old church at Bodmin: the church has been restored at a cost of 2,000 Pounds, raised by voluntary contributions, re-seated throughout with oaken benches, and a beautiful chancel screen of oak erected ; the communion plate, dating from 1598, is a fine sample of Renaissance silver work : there are mural tablets to the Webber family, 1601.
The register dates from the year 1564. The living is a vicarage, yearly value from tithe rent-charge 529 pounds, net income 458 pounds with residence and 33 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Rev. John James Glencross Every B.A. vicar of Lanhydrock, and held since 1876 by the Rev. Nicholas Thos Every B.A. of Clare college, Cambridge. There is a Bible Christian chapel and four Free Methodist chapels. There is a charity of 6 pounds, interest of 200 pound Consols, for distribution in money. Lady Molesworth is lady of the manor. The principal landowners are Beatrice Lady Molesworth, Capt. Cyril Dudley Fortescue and Lord Robartes. The soil is stiff clay ; subsoil, slate. The crops are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 7,514 acres; rateable value, 8,459 pounds; and the population in 1881 was 1,102. CHAPEL AMBLE is a village, about 2 miles south-west from the church, to which place the river Amble is navigable for barges.
HIGHWAY – 1 ¼ miles north-east ; PENDOGGETT – 1 ½ north; TREGELLES, 1 north; TRELILL – 2 north-east, and TREQUITE – half a mile east.
POST OFFICE – Chapel Amble – William Hitchens, receiver. Letters through Wadebridge R.S.O. by foot post, arrive at 9 am; dispatched at 3 p.m. Wadebridge is the nearest money order & telegraph office. There is a PILLAR BOX at Church town cleared at 2.30 pm.
INSURANCE AGENT – Lancashire, S. W. W. Stephens, Hendra National School (mixed), Jacob Stone, master.
St. Kew.
Bensley Samuel, Treharrock
Elford William, Penrose cottage
Every Rev.Nicholas Thomas B.Z. [vicar], Vicarage
Latimer Mrs. Newton
Sandys Melville, Skisdon lodge
COMMERCIAL
Bassett John, farmer, Fentengoe
Bate Henry, miller, Coombe mills
Blewett William, mason, Highway
Bond William, blacksmith, Trewethern
Bray Nicholas, carpenter, Highway
Burton Samuel, farmer, Trevinick
Chapman Jas. Farmer. Higher Trewiggat
Cleave Nicholas, farmer, Lenow
Cleave Richard, miller, Rooke mills
Coleman John, farmer, Penquite
Colwing Samuel, farmer, Trelill
Derrent Amelia (Mrs.), nurseryman, Little Brighter
Greenwood Isaac, farmer, Bokelly
Grose John, farmer, Trentinney
Grose Wesley, farmer, Penpont
Harris Ri. Boot & shoe ma.Trewethern
Harris William, farmer, Tregoside
Hawken Johanna (Mrs), farmer, Hale
Hawken Nicholas, St Kew inn
Hill Symon, farmer, St Kew Barton
Hitchings Emanuel, farmer, No-Man’s-Land
Hocken James & Henry, farmers, Lower Trewiggott
Hocking William, farmer, Pengenna
James Elizabeth (Mrs.), Red Lion, Highway
Kestle Thomas, farmer, Maiden land
Knight Jane (Mrs.) farmer, Trelill
Knight John, farmer, Polterworgy
Knight William, farmer, Trelill
Lang James, farmer, Pendoggett
Lean Christopher, farmer, Tipton
Lean Richard, farmer, Trewethera
Lucas John, farmer, Tregilder
Lukies Nicholas, farmer, Trethevan
May Joseph, farmer, Leeches
May John, farmer, Trevethern
Menhenick Chas. Farmer, Lower Amble
Mitter Robert, blacksmith, Highway
Penworden William, farmer, Trequite
Pinch James, mason, Highway
Pinch John, machine maker, Claypitt
Pinch John, machine maker, Hill
Pollard Charles, farmer, Rook
Rickard Thomas, farmer, Rocksey
Roberts Daniel, farmer, Trevennick
Roose Henry, farmer, Pendoggett
Rundle John, farmer, Tretawn
Saldon Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Great Brighter
Sleeman John, carpenter, Highway
Stephens Samuel Warren Wesley, farmer, auctioneer, land, & estate agent &c. Hendra
Symons Phillip, farmer, Pelingarrow
Thomas Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Trewethern
Thomas Nicholas, carpenter & shopkeeper, Trequite
Vivian John, farmer, Benbole
Warne Francis, farmer, Trewane
Warne Henry, mason, Highway
Warne William, boot & shoemaker
Webber Nicholas, farmer, Lands
Webber Robert, farmer, Trewethern
Wellington Chas. Farmer, Penneytinney
Williams Richard, farmer, Tregildern
Woodwards Charles, farmer, Trequite
Wyatt William, farmer, Highway
CHAPEL AMBLE
Andrews William, farmer
Beer William, shopkeeper & beer retir
Grose Horatio, farmer
Hitchens William, postmaster
Hitchens Thomas, carpenter
Keat John, farmer
Prior Joseph, Maltster’s Arms
Rogers Louisa (Mrs.), nurseryman
Wilce Edwin, maltster
Worden William, farmer & shoe maker