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The hamlet of Trevalga lies 500 metres from the coast on the seaward side of the road from [[Boscastle]] to Tintagel. Unusually, the hamlet is part of an estate owned by [[Marlborough College]], a [[Public school (UK)|public school]] in [[Wiltshire]]. The estate has been held by the college in trust since 1961 under a bequest of the last Lord of Trevalga Manor, Gerald Curgenven (died 1959). This was to ensure its preservation from development and allow local families to remain there. However, in 2010, the college was told that it was breaking charity law by owning a hamlet, and thereafter placed the entire estate on the market (the legality of this is being disputed by the Trustees and Tenants of the estate and the sale has been suspended until this is resolved).<ref>http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/College-sell-sparks-battle-Trevalga/article-2373351-detail/article.html College plan to sell sparks battle at Trevalga</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11183029|title=Cornwall's Trevalga Estate sale suspended|publisher=BBC|accessdate=12 December 2010|date=3 September 2010}}</ref> This situation has caused understandable concern amongst the tenants, and other inhabitants, about the future of the village.<ref>[http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/College-sell-sparks-battle-Trevalga/article-2373351-detail/article.html College plan to sell sparks battle at Trevalga]</ref> Thereafter, protests and petitions were set up, using the [[social networking]] website [[Facebook]] in an attempt to save the hamlet.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=131952170172819 Trevalga on Facebook]</ref> There were formerly a [[slate]] quarry and a silver lead mine in the parish. |
The hamlet of Trevalga lies 500 metres from the coast on the seaward side of the road from [[Boscastle]] to Tintagel. Unusually, the hamlet is part of an estate owned by [[Marlborough College]], a [[Public school (UK)|public school]] in [[Wiltshire]]. The estate has been held by the college in trust since 1961 under a bequest of the last Lord of Trevalga Manor, Gerald Curgenven (died 1959). This was to ensure its preservation from development and allow local families to remain there. However, in 2010, the college was told that it was breaking charity law by owning a hamlet, and thereafter placed the entire estate on the market (the legality of this is being disputed by the Trustees and Tenants of the estate and the sale has been suspended until this is resolved).<ref>[http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/College-sell-sparks-battle-Trevalga/article-2373351-detail/article.html College plan to sell sparks battle at Trevalga]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11183029|title=Cornwall's Trevalga Estate sale suspended|publisher=BBC|accessdate=12 December 2010|date=3 September 2010}}</ref> This situation has caused understandable concern amongst the tenants, and other inhabitants, about the future of the village.<ref>[http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/College-sell-sparks-battle-Trevalga/article-2373351-detail/article.html College plan to sell sparks battle at Trevalga]</ref> Thereafter, protests and petitions were set up, using the [[social networking]] website [[Facebook]] in an attempt to save the hamlet.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=131952170172819 Trevalga on Facebook]</ref> There were formerly a [[slate]] quarry and a silver lead mine in the parish. |
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The recorded history of the manor begins in the 13th century when it was held by the family of Bassett; in 1601 the Bassetts sold it to the family of Welsh, who were succeeded by the family of Northcote. In 1682 it was bought by William Bolitho of Exeter; upon the death of Richard Bolitho Stephens in 1928 it was inherited by his widow. Mrs. Stephens donated to the church a fine pulpit, reading desk and sanctuary chair, in memory of her late husband.<ref>Palmer (1930)</ref> |
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Trevalga is mentioned in the song ''[[Black and Gold (Will Coleman song)|Black and Gold]]'' along with other places nearby. |
Trevalga is mentioned in the song ''[[Black and Gold (Will Coleman song)|Black and Gold]]'' along with other places nearby. |
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Trevalga
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.jpg) St Petroc's Church
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  Trevalga Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 71 (Civil Parish, 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SX082900 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOSCASTLE |
| Postcode district | PL35 |
| Dialling code | 01840 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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Trevalga (Template:Lang-kw) is a coastal civil parish and hamlet in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is bounded on the north by the Celtic Sea, on the southeast by Forrabury and Minster parish and on the west by Tintagel parish.
History and description
The hamlet of Trevalga lies 500 metres from the coast on the seaward side of the road from Boscastle to Tintagel. Unusually, the hamlet is part of an estate owned by Marlborough College, a public school in Wiltshire. The estate has been held by the college in trust since 1961 under a bequest of the last Lord of Trevalga Manor, Gerald Curgenven (died 1959). This was to ensure its preservation from development and allow local families to remain there. However, in 2010, the college was told that it was breaking charity law by owning a hamlet, and thereafter placed the entire estate on the market (the legality of this is being disputed by the Trustees and Tenants of the estate and the sale has been suspended until this is resolved).[1][2] This situation has caused understandable concern amongst the tenants, and other inhabitants, about the future of the village.[3] Thereafter, protests and petitions were set up, using the social networking website Facebook in an attempt to save the hamlet.[4] There were formerly a slate quarry and a silver lead mine in the parish.
The recorded history of the manor begins in the 13th century when it was held by the family of Bassett; in 1601 the Bassetts sold it to the family of Welsh, who were succeeded by the family of Northcote. In 1682 it was bought by William Bolitho of Exeter; upon the death of Richard Bolitho Stephens in 1928 it was inherited by his widow. Mrs. Stephens donated to the church a fine pulpit, reading desk and sanctuary chair, in memory of her late husband.[5]
Trevalga is mentioned in the song Black and Gold along with other places nearby.
Trevalga lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Notable buildings
The parish church is dedicated to St Petroc; the patrons of the rectory are the dean and chapter of Truro. The earliest recorded rectors are Richard (1173) and Robet Bardolph (1191). Also in the parish is Trehane Barton (in its present form a farmhouse dating from 1743). The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries (the tower being later than the nave and chancel). After restoration work the church was reopened in 1875. For many years it has been a member of the Boscastle Group of Anglican parishes.[6][7]
There is an early Cornish cross in the churchyard.[8]
At the southeastern corner of the parish of Trevalga is Trevalga Mill, a ruined eighteenth century water mill. The mill lies in fields next to the Trevillet River and would have been used first for grinding corn then perhaps also the making of worsted.
References
- ^ College plan to sell sparks battle at Trevalga
- ^ "Cornwall's Trevalga Estate sale suspended". BBC. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ College plan to sell sparks battle at Trevalga
- ^ Trevalga on Facebook
- ^ Palmer (1930)
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall, 2nd ed., edited by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin Books
- ^ Palmer, W. S. Cave (1930) Souvenir of the Parish and Church of Trevalga. Trevalga: [the Author]
- ^ Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; p. 50
External links
- News, activities, services and history for the Boscastle area
- BBC Radio 4 documentary about Trevalga and its sale by Marlborough College, broadcast in December 2010
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