The church and tower of this parish, like several others in the
north-eastern part of Cornwall, are fine objects in themselves, and
are placed on commanding situations.
There are several monuments to former residents and proprietors in the
parish. Among these is one to the memory of George Hele, of Bennetts,
esq. who died in 1652, and of his son Warwick Hele, who died in 1650.
The family of Hele had resided for many generations at Bennetts, which
came into the Basset family in the latter part of that century, by the
marriage of John Basset, esq. of Tehidy, with Lucy Hele. Their
great-grandson, the late Lord Dunstanville, was in the habit of
visiting Bennetts for several weeks at a time. This place had been
leased for lives to a respectable family of the name of Webbe,
probably soon after it came to Mr. John Basset.
The advowson of the living belonged to the Arundells of Lanherne and
Wardour, who sold it about fifty years ago; and, after passing through
various hands, it came to the Rev. John Kingdon, who is also the
incumbent, instituted in 1793. The net value of the living in 1831 was
£231.
Whitstone measures 3429 statute acres.
Annual value of the Real Property as £. _s._ _d._
returned to Parliament in 1815 1832 0 0
Poor Rate in 1831 205 13 0
Population,――{ in 1801, | in 1811, | in 1821, | in 1831,
{ 345 | 397 | 466 | 481
giving an increase of 40 per cent. in 30 years.