Description
Grid reference: SX 39 54
Ecclesiastical parish. In the Archdeaconry of Cornwall until 1878 and thereafter in the Archdeaconry of Bodmin. Deanery of East Wivelshire. Part of the parish was taken to create the modern parish of Torpoint in 1821. Previous to this Torpoint was a chapelry to Antony. Antony is now a United Benefice with Sheviock.
Hundred of East. Antony and Torpoint civil parishes.
Chronological Sequence
Auntone, 1259; Aunttone, 1264; Anton, 1289; Antone, 1291, 1349; Anthony, 1672; West Anthony, 1699; East Antony, 1884, 1899; Antony in the East, 1974; Antony, 1980, 1988, 1997, 2009
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Auntone : 1259
Aunttone : 1264
Anton : 1289
Antone : 1291, 1349
Anthony : 1672
West Anthony : 1699
East Antony : 1884, 1899
Antony in the East : 1974
Antony : 1980, 1988, 1997, 2009
References
Ecclesiam de Auntone
Church dedicated, 14th October 1259, by Bishop Bronescombe.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p66, citing from 1259
Ecclesia Aunttone
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p107, citing from 1264
Anton
Padel, 1988, p51, citing from 1289
Ecclesia de Antone
In the Decanatus de Estwyvelschyre.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p467, citing from 1291
Antone
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1385, citing from 1349
Anthony
Donaldson, 1902, p372, citing from 1672
West Anthony
Gascoyne, 1699
East Antony
Symons, 1884
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1623
Antony in the East
Thomas, 1974, p16
Antony
The boundary between Antony and Torpoint was revised in 1973.
Youngs, 1980, p58
Padel, 1988, p51
A United Benefice with Sheviock. 2055 acres. Population in 1989 was 315.
TDD, 1997, p17
Population 260.
TDD, 2009, p35