In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Michaelstow like this:
MICHAELSTOW, a parish in Camelford district, Cornwall; on the river Camel, 3¼ miles SSW of Camelford, and 10 N by W of Bodmin-Road r. station. It contains the hamlet of Treveighan; and its Post town is Camelford. Acres, 1,617. Real property, £1,786. Pop., 219. Houses, 46. The property is divided among a few. ...
Au ancient quadrangular entrenchment is on Michaelstow beacon. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Excter. Value, £270.* Patron, the Prince of Wales. The church is a stone structure, with a tower; was reported in 1859 as not good; and contains monuments of the Lowers. There are chapels for Wesleyans, Bible Christians, and United Free Methodists, and a national school.
Michaelstow through time
Michaelstow is now part of North Cornwall district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Cornwall has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Michaelstow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Michaelstow in North Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3868
Date accessed: 21st May 2024
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