The manors of Millaton and Carnadon Prior belong to the Duchy of
Cornwall; the latter had belonged to the Priory of Launceston, and is
one of the manors given in exchange by King Henry the Eighth for the
honour of Wallingford.
On the waste of this manor stands the lofty hill usually called
Carraton Downs, supposed, with the exception of Brown Willy (which is
elevated 1368 feet above the sea) to be the highest land in Cornwall.
Here King Charles the First drew up his forces on the 2d of August,
1644, and was joined by Prince Maurice.
The manor of Trefrize or Trefy is said to have belonged, at a remote
period, to the family of Trefey. It belonged to Sir Henry Trecarrell,
of Trecarrell, in Lezant, and became split among his daughters. It is
now again united in the family of Vyvyan, of Trelowarren. Some
accounts represent this place as having been very magnificent, and the
residence of a Lord (qu. Laird?) Trefey.
In this parish are several elevated points of land covered with
granite or other crystaline rocks in the most magnificent groups, and
commanding extensive prospects, first over this rugged ground, then
across the Tamar, and its fertile vale, with Hamoaze, Plymouth, and
the Sound, having the whole bounded by the mountains of Dartmoor.
Among the most remarkable of those points or carnes are Sharp or
Sharpy Tor, the Cheese Wring, and the Hurlers. But for a minute and
accurate description of the whole district, the Editor would again
refer, as he has done under St. Clair, to “Topographical and
Historical Sketches of the Borough of East and West Looe, and of the
neighbourhood. By Thomas Bond, Esq. 1 vol. 8vo. 1823, printed for J.
Nichols and Son, Parliament Street, Westminster.”
The church having fallen into decay was rebuilt by the munificent
founder of Launceston Church, Sir Henry Trecarrell: it contains
several monuments.
Linkinhorne parish measures 7292 statute acres.
Value of the Real Property, as returned £. _s._ _d._
to Parliament in 1815 5643 0 0
Poor Rate in 1831 886 0 0
Population, { in 1801, | in 1811, | in 1821, | in 1831,
{ 924 | 1002 | 1080 | 1159
giving an increase of somewhat more than 25 per cent. in 30 years.