In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Quethiock like this:
QUETHIOCK, or Quithick, a parish in St. Germans district, Cornwall; on the rivers Lynher and Tidy, 2½ miles N E of Menheniot r. station, and 4 E of Liskeard. Post-town, Liskeard. Acres, 4, 531. Real property, £5, 155. Pop., 728. Houses, 133. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to A. ...
Coryton, Esq. Stone and slate are quarried, and manganese has been worked. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £326.* Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church is ancient but good; has a tower; and contains a curious brass of 1462, and other brasses. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £4. A cattle fair is held on 30 Jan.
Quethiock through time
Quethiock is now part of Caradon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Caradon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Quethiock itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Quethiock, in Caradon and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3875
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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