Warleggan or Warleggon rectory is situate in the hundred of West, and
hath upon the north Temple, east St. Neot, south St. Pineck, west
Cardinham.
In the Domesday Book 1087, this place was distinguished and taxed by
the name of Cabell-an, id est, the chapel, (ab-Capella-an, Cornish
Latin) or Neot’s-ton, and at-Cabillian, now Cabilla, i. e. the chapel
in this parish tempore Henry III. and Edward I. Petrus filius Ogeri
tenet quadraginta acras terræ per serjantiam in Cabillian, in com.
Cornub. per unam capam de gresenge, in adventum dicti Regis in
Cornubiam, i. e. a grey cape coat with a cape or capouch.
At the time of the Inquisition of the Bishops of Lincoln and
Winchester into the value of Cornish Benefices 1294, Ecclesia de
Warliggan was rated xx_s._ In Wolsey’s Inquisition 1521, Warliggan was
valued 5_l._ 17_s._ 6_d._ The patronage is in Gregor, in right of his
manor of Warliggon; the incumbent Trigg; and the parish is rated to
the 4_s._ per pound Land Tax of one year, by the name of War-liggan,
55_l._ 4_s._
Tren-Gove, alias Tren-Goffe, in this parish, synonymous words
signifying a stout, strong, robust, or courageous smith, so called for
that some such mechanic person heretofore lived in this place, or was
lord thereof, gave name and original to an old family of gentlemen,
from thence surnamed de Trengoffe, according to Verstegan’s rhyme, by
me set down under Angove in Illogan parish:
“From whence came Smith, let him be Lord or ’Squire,
But from the smith that forgeth in the fire?”
One of whose posterity sold those lands to Tubb, in whose issue it
remained for several descents; till by them sold to Parker, whose son
or grandson sold the same to John Trengoff, alias Nance, Esq. now in
possession thereof, some time Commissioner for the Peace and Taxes; a
younger branch of those Trengoves or Trengoffs that sold this barton
to Tubb aforesaid, and were so transnominated from living at Nance in
Illogan, whereof they had a lease. This gentleman married Chester, his
father Heale; and giveth for his arms, Argent, a cross hammed (i. e.
couped) Sable.