Breage, Cornwall

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Village in Cornwall, England

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::summary Village in Cornwall, England ::

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cornish_nameEglosbrek
population
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unitary_englandCornwall
lieutenancy_englandCornwall
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constituency_westminsterSt Ives
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Breage ( , ; (village) or Pluw Vrek (parish)) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is 3 mi west of Helston.

Other settlements in the parish include the villages of Ashton, Carleen and Godolphin Cross; the coastal village of Praa Sands; and the Great Work Mine. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 3,159.

Breage is named after Saint Breaca, a missionary from Ireland (to whom the 15th-century church is dedicated) and it is in the former Kerrier District.

History

The parish was at the time of Domesday Book within the manor of Binnerton. There were 8 hides of land with enough for 60 ploughs. There were 32 villagers and 25 smallholders with 15 ploughs between them. Apart from the arable land there was 2 acre of meadow, two square leagues () of pasture and square league () of woodland. Livestock were 45 mares, 13 cattle, 5 pigs and 60 sheep; the annual value was £10.

There are two Cornish crosses in the parish: one which was found buried in the churchyard now stands near the south porch; Trevena cross stands at a road junction about 1/2 mi north of the churchtown.

Governance

Breage has a parish council, the lowest level of local government. It is in the Cornwall unitary authority area. For elections to Cornwall Council, it is in the Porthleven, Breage and Germoe electoral ward. It was in the Breage, Germoe and Sithney ward between 2013 and 2021. Before 2013, Breage was an electoral ward.

For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom it is in St Ives constituency.

Geography

The geological formation known as the Tregonning-Godolphin Granite (one of the granite intrusions in Cornwall that form part of the larger Cornubian batholith) underlies the parish and the area was formerly an important source of tin and copper ore (see Geology of Cornwall). The area has evidence of habitation and mining for the past two millennia. Other than Praa Sands, the villages in the parish were tin and copper mining villages. Breage itself was where the mine owners (or captains) lived as evidenced by the number of fine buildings in the village. The village water pump (presumably now disconnected) still stands today as a relic of the past. Most of today's working population are commuters, travelling to Helston, RNAS Culdrose, Porthleven, Penzance, Falmouth or even further afield. Some residents are still involved in farming or smallholding in the surrounding area. Ashton is at : it is situated on the A394 Penzance–Helston road 1 mi north of Praa Sands. Ashton has a pub called the Lion and Lamb and at one time had a football team.

The following villages and hamlets are in the parish: Ashton; Broadlane; Carleen; Godolphin Cross; Gwedna; Hendra; Kenneggy; Millpool; Pengersick; Penhale Jakes; Polladras; Praa Sands; Rinsey; Rinsey Croft; Trenwheal; Trescowe; Tresoweshill; Trevena; and Trew.

Protected areas

Tregonning Hill, to the west of the parish, was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1994 for its biological interest. Great Wheal Fortune was a small mine in operation between 1855 and 1880 and produced 2992 tons of tin, 322 tons of copper and some arsenic and tungsten. In 1991 it was designated a SSSI and is also a GCR site of national importance.

Parish church and church school

Main article: Breage Parish Church

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The church was built of granite in the 15th century: on the north wall are five medieval wall paintings. A Roman milestone of the 3rd century is preserved in the church, suggesting that there is a Roman road nearby, and in the churchyard there is an unusual Hiberno-Saxon cross head. The inscription on the milestone is: IMP [C] DO NO MARC CASSI: this incomplete text refers to the Emperor (Marcus Cassianus) Postumus, 258–68 AD (Collingwood, RIB no. 2232).

There is also a Methodist church in the village known as Breaney Methodist chapel which is on Trevithick road.

The local primary school is Breage Church of England VA Primary School, established in the 1840s.

Notable people

References

References

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  3. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' {{ISBN. 978-0-319-23148-7
  4. "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics.
  5. Thorn, C. et al. (eds.) (1979) ''Cornwall''. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 1.16
  6. Langdon, A. G. (1896) ''Old Cornish Crosses''. Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 380-82 & 100-01
  7. "Welcome to Breage Parish Council". Breage Parish Council.
  8. (1994). "Tregonning Hill". [[Natural England]].
  9. [http://www.explorebritain.info/browse/cornwall/ Cornwall]; Explore Britain
  10. "Tremearne Par". Natural England.
  11. (1990). "Porthcew". [[Natural England]].
  12. "Wheal Fortune".
  13. "Great Wheal Fortune". Natural England.
  14. [[Nikolaus Pevsner. Pevsner, N.]] ''Buildings of England: Cornwall'' (1951; 1970) (rev. Enid Radcliffe) Penguin Books (reissued by Yale U. P.) {{ISBN. 0-300-09589-9; p. 46
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  16. [https://breage.eschools.co.uk/website Breage C of E School]
  17. (9 March 2010). "Major-General David Tyacke". [[The Times]].
  18. (22 April 2010). "Packed funeral". [[Cornish Guardian]], [[The West Briton]], [[Western Morning News]], [[The Cornishman (newspaper).

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