St. Anthony in Kerrier is situate in the hundred of Helston and
Kerrier, West Louer or Consort, and hath upon the east the harbour of
Helfon, north Manackan, west St. Kevorne, south the British Channel.
This parish, as those before of this name, are not mentioned in the
Domesday tax, neither do I know under what title it then passed. In
the Pope’s Inquisition, as to the value of its first fruits, 20 Edward
I. 1294, Eccles’ de S’cto Antony in Decanatu de Kerryar, is rated
iiii_l._ xiii_s._ iiii_d._ the vicar thereof xiii_s._ iiii_d._ In
Wolsey’s Inquisition, 1541, £4. 15_s._ 11_d._ The patronage in the
Bishop of Exon for the time being, whose predecessors endowed it; the
incumbent Edwards; the Rectory or Sheaf in possession of ...; and the
parish rated to the 4_s._ per pound land tax, 1696, £66. 12_s._ And
the tutelar guardian of this Church is St. Anthony before-mentioned.
Tre-woth-ike in this parish, “the town of the known or familiar cove,
creek, or bosom of waters” (Tre-werh-ike or ick, is evidently the
town, _on_ the water, or cree,――Editor;) alias Tre-wood-ike, “the town
of the wood creek or bosom of waters,” was formerly the lands of
Tre-gow (id est, “the wood town,” in or about those parts) gentlemen
that flourished here for several generations in good fame and credit
till about the middle of the reign of King Charles II. when Mr.
Tregoze sold this lordship to John Vaughan, of Ottery, in Devon, Esq.
who married Drew, his father Hals of Efford, sister to Sir Nich. Hals,
Knt., his grandfather ――――, and giveth for his arms, in a field,
―― three boars heads erased. The arms of Tregose were, Azure, two
bars gemelles, in chief a lion passant Or, langued Gules, which name
and tribe I think is now quite extinct.
Roscruge or Rossereige Burough, in this parish (id. est, the valley
and promontory or highland, tumulus or burying place) gave name and
original to a family of gentlemen now or lately in possession thereof,
who gave for their arms ――――. Otherwise Roscrugh, may be interpreted
as the valley or covered tumulus for or of music.
In this parish are the two camps or treble intrenchments of our
ancestors the Britains, called Denis and Great Denis or Dunes, words
of two import, signifying the great castle and the little castle,
fort, fortress, or fortified place, wherein the inhabitants heretofore
posted themselves for their safety against foreign invaders. See St.
Colomb Major.