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'''London Apprentice''' ({{langx|kw|Oberden Loundres}}) is a village in south [[Cornwall]], England, UK, on the banks of [[St Austell River]] in the [[Pentewan Valley]] (where the population of the 2011 census was included) approximately two miles (3 km) south of [[St Austell]].<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-22938-5}}</ref> |
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The village is in the [[civil parish]] of Pentewan Valley and the [[parish|ecclesiastical parish]] of St Austell. It was named after the London Apprentice Inn, which formerly stood on the St Austell to [[Pentewan]] road. The inn traded from 1815 to 1871 and probably longer.<ref> |
The village is in the [[civil parish]] of Pentewan Valley and the [[parish|ecclesiastical parish]] of St Austell. It was named after the London Apprentice Inn, which formerly stood on the St Austell to [[Pentewan]] road. The inn traded from 1815 to 1871 and probably longer.<ref>http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=021-cf_1-1&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 Reference to lease</ref><ref name = London>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kayhin/72264.html 1871 census {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=June 2022}}</ref> |
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==Tin-mining== |
==Tin-mining== |
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In 1833, a coalyard was constructed on the [[Pentewan Railway]] situated near the inn to supply coal to the [[tin]] mines at nearby [[Polgooth]] and the settlement may have arisen around this point. According to nineteenth-century census returns,<ref name = London/> most of the villagers were engaged in tin-mining, either in the stream-works of Wheal Virgin, close to London Apprentice, or in Polgooth. The Wheal Virgin works closed in 1874,<ref> |
In 1833, a coalyard was constructed on the [[Pentewan Railway]] situated near the inn to supply coal to the [[tin]] mines at nearby [[Polgooth]] and the settlement may have arisen around this point. According to nineteenth-century census returns,<ref name = London/> most of the villagers were engaged in tin-mining, either in the stream-works of Wheal Virgin, close to London Apprentice, or in Polgooth. The Wheal Virgin works closed in 1874,<ref>http://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/cisi/pentewan/CISI_pentewan_report%20.pdf Historic Cornwall</ref> and the Polgooth mine by 1900. The New Mills [[Primitive Methodist]] church was built in 1870 and closed in 1988, though the building still stands.<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~staustell/Word_Doc/Indx/churches.htm {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=June 2022}}</ref> |
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==The village today== |
==The village today== |
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[[File:Bridge by King's Wood - geograph.org.uk - 1215321.jpg|thumb|The bridge over the [[St Austell River]] at Kings Wood]] |
[[File:Bridge by King's Wood - geograph.org.uk - 1215321.jpg|thumb|The bridge over the [[St Austell River]] at Kings Wood]] |
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Today, the village (which retains a shop and a restaurant) caters mainly for tourists. The route of the [[narrow gauge railway]] from St Austell to Pentewan is now a footpath and cycle path, known as the Pentewan Trail.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.claytrails.co.uk/TrailPentewan.html |title= |
Today, the village (which retains a shop and a restaurant) caters mainly for tourists. The route of the [[narrow gauge railway]] from St Austell to Pentewan is now a footpath and cycle path, known as the Pentewan Trail.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.claytrails.co.uk/TrailPentewan.html |title=The Clay Trails of Cornwall |accessdate=2011-10-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021053150/http://www.claytrails.co.uk/TrailPentewan.html |archivedate=2011-10-21 }} Claytrails</ref> Kings Wood, a remnant of ancient woodland, owned by the [[Woodland Trust]], lies to the south of the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/Pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=4357&site=Kings-Wood |title=Kings Wood - a Woodland Trust wood |accessdate=2009-09-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716093716/http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/Pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=4357&site=Kings-Wood |archivedate=2011-07-16 }} Woodland Trust</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 9 November 2024
London Apprentice
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 New Mills Primitive Methodist Church | |
  London Apprentice Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SX006502 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST AUSTELL |
| Postcode district | PL26 |
| Dialling code | 01726 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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London Apprentice (Cornish: Oberden Loundres) is a village in south Cornwall, England, UK, on the banks of St Austell River in the Pentewan Valley (where the population of the 2011 census was included) approximately two miles (3 km) south of St Austell.[1]
The village is in the civil parish of Pentewan Valley and the ecclesiastical parish of St Austell. It was named after the London Apprentice Inn, which formerly stood on the St Austell to Pentewan road. The inn traded from 1815 to 1871 and probably longer.[2][3]
Tin-mining
[edit]In 1833, a coalyard was constructed on the Pentewan Railway situated near the inn to supply coal to the tin mines at nearby Polgooth and the settlement may have arisen around this point. According to nineteenth-century census returns,[3] most of the villagers were engaged in tin-mining, either in the stream-works of Wheal Virgin, close to London Apprentice, or in Polgooth. The Wheal Virgin works closed in 1874,[4] and the Polgooth mine by 1900. The New Mills Primitive Methodist church was built in 1870 and closed in 1988, though the building still stands.[5]
The village today
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Today, the village (which retains a shop and a restaurant) caters mainly for tourists. The route of the narrow gauge railway from St Austell to Pentewan is now a footpath and cycle path, known as the Pentewan Trail.[6] Kings Wood, a remnant of ancient woodland, owned by the Woodland Trust, lies to the south of the village.[7]
References
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- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
- ^ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=021-cf_1-1&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 Reference to lease
- ^ a b http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kayhin/72264.html 1871 census [user-generated source]
- ^ http://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/cisi/pentewan/CISI_pentewan_report%20.pdf Historic Cornwall
- ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~staustell/Word_Doc/Indx/churches.htm [user-generated source]
- ^ "The Clay Trails of Cornwall". Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011. Claytrails
- ^ "Kings Wood - a Woodland Trust wood". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009. Woodland Trust
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