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In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  GENUKI: Cuby with Tregony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Tregony returned 2 members of parliament in the reign of Henry 1 and became what was known as a 'rotten borough', because of the bribery and corruption involved in being elected member of parliament.
The 1891 Census of Cuby and Tregony (RG12/1826),
The church of Cuby is situated on the borders of the borough of Tregony.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/Cornwall/CubywithTregony   (1528 words)

  
 The Parliamentary History of Tregony - W D Pink, 1886
Edward Amerideth, one of the members elected for Tregony upon the restoration of parliamentary rights to the borough in 1563, was ancestor of the Merediths of Ashley Castle, Cheshire, created to a baronetcy in January, 1639, and extinct in 1790.
The former was of Enfield, in Middlesex, and one of the Presbyterian members of the House secluded by Colonel Pride in December, 1646.
To the parliaments of 1654 and 1656, Tregony, like the rest of the smaller boroughs, made no returns; but in that summoned by Richard Cromwell in 1659 the members were John Thomas, Esq., and Edward Boscawen, merchant.
cornovia.org.uk /htexts/pink01.html   (2381 words)

  
 Veryan - pafg283 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Alfreda Mead was born in 1891/1892 in Tregony, Cornwall.
Richard Mead was born in 1897/1898 in Tregony, Cornwall.
Louisa Mead was born in 1900/1901 in Tregony, Cornwall.
webhome.idirect.com /~djtrounce/veryanres/pafg283.htm   (457 words)

  
 Tregony, Cornwall on the Roseland peninsula.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Tregony is a pretty town at the base of the Roseland peninsula.
Tregony is on the River Fal, which used to be navigable up to Tregony, limestone and coal were imported and hides exported.
The silt-buried original parish church in Tregony was dedicated to St James; it had to be abandoned in 1553.
www.cornwall-calling.co.uk /gazetter-cornwall/tregony.htm   (272 words)

  
 Tregony History through the ages
Tregony is a village of approximately 1000 inhabitants which is situated in the middle of the county of Cornwall in England, between the towns of Truro and St.Austell.
Tregony was once known as a ‘Town’ and it was an important centre of its time.
Fortunately, Tregony, had its own professional photographer from the 1890’s onward, and some of his work is still avaliable.
www.tregoneyhistory.co.uk   (475 words)

  
 Local History of Tregony
Tregony’s geographical location was the prime reason for its historical importance.
The voting qualifications for persons within the Borough, in both local and general elections, were that they were householders of at least 6 weeks residents and were able to provide their own food and boil a pot, hence the term ‘a potwolloper’.
Tregony lost its status after this as all the rich political backers lost interest and businesses and properties deteriorated.
www.tregoneyhistory.co.uk /local.html   (585 words)

  
 Cornish Cottages, Cornish self catering holiday cottages - Tregony, Truro
We welcome you to Tregony, the "Gateway to the Roseland Peninsula", a charming village set in the midst of pleasant rolling farmland...
Sunflowers is a lovely 2-bedroomed cottage in a conservation area of Tregony, with views over the Fal valley and a garden with a lawn, flower borders...
Gondolin is a stunning, spacious newly converted 2-bedroomed house in the heart of the picturesque fishing village of Mevagissey.
www.cornishroselandcottages.com /thecottages.htm   (165 words)

  
 Roseland Peninsula - Cornwall Online
Known as the gateway to the Roseland Peninsula - Tregony was an active port in the 14th Century surrounded by busy woollen mills producing a rough serge known as Tregony cloth.
On the political front Tregony achieved its peak when James granted the town the constitution of Free Borough.
Tregony was entitled to return two representatives to Westminster until the 1832 Reform Act when it had become one of the Rotten Boroughs.
www.cornwall-online.co.uk /carrick/roseland_villages.htm   (495 words)

  
 Walks Tregony Cornwall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The village of Tregony flourished under the influence of the Pomeroy family after the Norman Conquest and was granted rights to hold fairs, markets and even a representation in parliament.
Being a port, it later profited greatly from the establishment of woollen mills and by the mid 1600’s it was reputed to have 36 alehouses.
Sadly, the waning of trade on the River Fal also resulted in Tregony’s decline and today, all that remains of its once prosperous past is the main street with its characteristic clock tower and 17th century two-storey almshouses known as ‘The Gallery’.
www.mevagissey.net /walks/WALK6.HTM   (331 words)

  
 Horseshoe Cottage - Self-catering accommodation - Tregony, Nr Truro, Cornwall UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
located in the ancient village of Tregony, is painted the colour of Cornish clotted cream.
TREGONY village is known as the Gateway to the Roseland Peninsula.
Stay on this road until a sign for Tregony on the left and then turn left onto the B3287.
www.cornwallself-catering.co.uk /horseshoe.html   (435 words)

  
 Tregony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Tregony (sometimes in the past Tregoney) civil parish and village in the Carrick district of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.
Tregony used to be considered a town and elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons, until the Reform Act 1832 abolished its representation as a rotten borough.
The areas comprehensive, The Roseland Community is just over the Parish of Tregony boundary and has recently had a brand new sports hall.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tregony   (181 words)

  
 Tregony Happenings - Memories & Photographs of Tregony and District 1886 - 1921
In ‘Tregony Happenings’ Cornishman, Franklin Grigg, has drawn from several sources to create a fascinating overview of the local history of Tregony and the surrounding district spanning the years 1886-1921.
Remarkable images of the Parish Church, a destroyed public boarding school, Tregony’s old bridge, the renovated Almshouses and long forgotten opes and terraces are graphic examples of what has come to light.
The dreadful effects of the Great War, the lack of social welfare and the living conditions of the majority are depicted both in word and image.
www.tregoneyhistory.co.uk /book.html   (235 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Nick and Barbara Michell live at Barwick Farm, Tregony, Truro, Cornwall.
Tregony is known as the Gateway to the Roseland Peninsula.
We have the Mychell herd of Jerseys, and have 60 cows and youngstock.
www.carleys.co.uk /barwick_page.htm   (111 words)

  
 Cornwall County Council - Sheep Farmer Fined £3500 For Breaching Restrictions On Moving Livestock
A Tregony sheep farmer fined £3,500 for moving livestock two days after the foot and mouth restrictions came into force, was heavily criticised by Truro Magistrates today who said he had shown a total disregard for the farming community.
Sentencing Norman Delgarno, of Lords Meadow, Tregony for breaching the livestock movement regulations imposed under the Animal Health Act, Chairman of the Bench Anita George said his actions had potentially catastrophic implications for the rural community.
Delgarno pleaded guilty to moving sheep from Tregony to Ruan Highlanes, a distance of some 4 - 5 miles, two days after the introduction of the blanket ban on all movement of livestock.
www.cornwall.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=8244   (265 words)

  
 Index
Finney, Charles (marriage to Elizabeth Tregony) (i18), b.1682-d.1750
Tregony, Elizabeth (marriage to Charles Finney) (i19), b.1682-d.1748
Tregony, Henry (marriage to Elizabeth Braine) (i31), d.1706
www.angelfire.com /pa3/PhillyFinney/nindex.html   (444 words)

  
 Tregony @ Cornwall Connect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Known as the gateway to the Roseland Peninsula -Tregony was an active port in the 14th century surrounded by busy woollen mills producing a rough serge known as Tregony Cloth.
Craft of considerable size could navigate the River Fal right up to Tregony Bridge long before the Ports of Truro, Penryn and Falmouth were developed.
As you climb up Tregony Hill you pass the site of a 12th century castle known as Treg-ney, the origin of the village's name.
www.chycor.co.uk /travel-tips/roseland-tour/Tregony.htm   (152 words)

  
 stcornelly
It is possible that Brittany sailors brought the faith to this area of Cornwall.
It wasn't until the reign of Henry VIII (1509- 1547) that it ceased to be primarily a port.
One of Cuthbert Mayne's "quarters" was hung on the old Tregony Bridge as an example and warning to all those who were tempted to break the Law in this regard.
homepages.tesco.net /~k.wasley/stcornelly.htm   (831 words)

  
 JOHN PENHALLOW PETERS OF PHILLEIGH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
JPP's ambitious scheme was thwarted, not least by the refusal of the owner of a mill at Tregony to allow the railway to pass through his property.
The mill was situated at Tregony a few hundred yards above the bridge and the landholder was James A Gordon, MP for that borough in 1830 and 1832.
Mr Gordon of Tregony had determined him to leave the town and parish of Tregony to its miserable fate — debarred from cheap coal and cheap manure.
www.marjon.ac.uk /cornish-history/penhallowpeters/railroad.html   (472 words)

  
 Rambles: Chris Bunch, Dragonmaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Hal Keilas, the son of a tavern keeper, comes upon Nanopean Tregony, the son of the mine owner who also in all essential regards owns their village, torturing a dragon kit.
He rescues the kit, with some damage to Tregony, and then finds it expedient to leave town.
After wandering for a while, he takes hire with a traveling dragon show, learning to care for the beasts that are used to provide entertainment for the brave and well-to-do.
www.rambles.net /bunch_dmaster02.html   (430 words)

  
 The A30 and A39 Trunk Roads (Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road Bypasses and Slip Roads) Order 1993   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
(a) A route to connect the westbound carriageway of the first new trunk road with the C008 road to Tregony (to be improved by the Secretary of State pursuant to the side roads Order).
The slip road along this route is given the reference number 1 on the deposited plan.
The slip road along this route is given the reference number 2 on the deposited plan.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1993/Uksi_19930163_en_3.htm   (322 words)

  
 JOHN PENHALLOW PETERS OF PHILLEIGH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The two principal men of Truro were the uncle, Richard Peters (1694–1767), a wealthy merchant of Truro, several times mayor of the borough and a cousin, Joseph, MD, (1716–1773) who also served as mayor in 1765.
Jonathan Peters's father, John Peters of Tregony, was the eldest of five children of Richard Peters also of Tregony, whose will made in 1726 describes him as mercer.
John Peters of Tregony does not appear to have followed any trade or profession, simply referred to as gent., his independence the result of his inheritance and his marriage to Elizabeth Penhallow.
www.marjon.ac.uk /cornish-history/penhallowpeters/peters.html   (304 words)

  
 A holiday cottage in Cornwall, Tregony self catering accommodation
Tregony is a charming village, just four miles from the sea and an excellent centre from which to explore the Roseland Peninsula, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty and, indeed, the whole of Cornwall.
It is convenient for the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Tregony has a good village shop, Post Office, art gallery, and a very pleasant pub (5 minutes walk from Sunflowers) which serves good food and local ales.
www.cottageguide.co.uk /sunflowers   (212 words)

  
 Tregony Gallery - an art gallery in Cornwall, a Cornish art gallery
Tregony Gallery - an art gallery in Cornwall, a Cornish art gallery
Tregony Gallery was established in December 1998 and quickly gained a reputation for selling fine contemporary Cornish art.
It is situated next to the clock tower in Tregony's main street where there is ample room for parking even in high summer.
www.tregonygallery.co.uk   (212 words)

  
 Veryan - pafg60 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
John Parkin was born on 2 Oct 1821 in Cuby/Tregony, Cornwall.
Mary Ann Parkin was born in 1824/1825 in Tregony, Cornwall.
William Johns [Parents] was born on 10 Nov 1745 in Ruan Lanihorne, Cornwall.
webhome.idirect.com /~djtrounce/veryanres/pafg60.htm   (942 words)

  
 The Old Sunday School, Tregony, Cornwall - Holiday Cottages Direct for self catering cottage holidays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The historic village of Tregony is situated at the gateway to the Roseland Peninsula, an area of outstanding natural beauty flanked by the Fal estuary to the west and St. Austell bay to the east.
Tregony provides an ideal base for exploring both the coastline and gardens of Cornwall.
Property is in great position with many close attractions including Eden project, also a good base for walking.
www.cottagesdirect.com /cottageDetails.asp?searchId=coa350   (218 words)

  
 GENUKI: Cornelly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The parish of Cornelly is situated in the deanery and Hundred of Powder.
It is bounded on the north by Probus, on the east by Cuby, Tregony St James, Veryan and Ruan Lanihorne, on the south by Lamorran creek, and on the west by Lamorran.
There is no village of Cornelly and the little church of St Cornelius is tucked away down a lane off a byroad between Probus and Tregony.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/Cornwall/Cornelly/index.html   (1290 words)

  
 Old Coach House - local area
Only 10 minutes to the beach, Tregony is situated at the gateway to the Roseland Peninsula, an area of outstanding beauty consisting of remote beaches, superb cliff and country walks and a variety of marine recreational activities.
Nearby is Veryan, a picturesque village boasting the famous thatched `round houses' that guard the entrances to the village.
Truro, the region's city is worth a visit for its cathedral, Georgian architecture, Royal Cornwall museum and winding narrow streets with excellent shopping.
www.oldcoachhouse-tregony.co.uk /local.html   (203 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Exhibit
The parliamentary representation of the boroughs of Tregony and Truro was under his absolute control, and he exercised considerable influence on the elections for Penryn.
He sat for Tregony from 1702 to 1705, for the county of Cornwall from 1705 to 1710, for Truro from 1710 to 1713, and for Penryn from 1713 until June 1720.
In the latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Boscawen and Viscount Falmouth, having been for some time discontented at the delay in his advancement to that position.
www.thepeerage.com /e352.htm   (382 words)

  
 Self catering holiday cottages: The Bolt Hole, Tregony, Truro, Cornwall, England
Self catering holiday cottages: The Bolt Hole, Tregony, Truro, Cornwall, England
Tregony is a delightful and quiet village often referred to as the gateway to the Roseland Peninsula and is conveniently sited for the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Within 5 minutes walk of The Bolt Hole there is an excellent and well-stocked village shop, post office, art gallery and public house serving food and local ales.
www.cottageguide.co.uk /thebolthole   (222 words)

  
 Cornish Cottages, Cornish self catering holiday cottages - Tregony,Truro, Cornwall
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We welcome you to Tregony, the "Gateway to the Roseland Peninsula", a charming village set in the midst of pleasant, rolling farmland, some four miles from the sea and an ideal centre from which to explore the Roseland and, indeed, the whole of Cornwall.
Tregony has a post office, a general stores with fresh bread (and pasty!) deliveries and an art gallery, as well as a very pleasant pub which serves good food.
www.cornishroselandcottages.com /tregony.htm   (92 words)

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