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Forrabury or Fotherbury, Cornwall

Historical Description

Forrabury or Fotherbury, a parish in Cornwall, on the coast, 5 miles NNW of Camelford, and 20 N of Bodmin Road station on the G.W.R., 4 miles N of Camelford station on the S.W.R., opened in 1893. It includes part of the town of Boscastle, which has a post office (R.S.O.) Acreage, 539; population, 310. Slaty anthracite, dark shale, and manganese occur. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Truro; value, £82. The church stands above Boscastle, adjacent to the lofty headland of Willapark; is dedicated to St Simphorian, who is traditionally said to have been buried in it; has a tower, and is in good condition. Outside it is an ancient granite cross on a limestone pedestal. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyCornwall 
Ecclesiastical parishForrabury St. Simphorian 
HundredLesnewth 
Poor Law unionCamelford 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

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Visitations Heraldic

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CountyCornwall

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