Description
Grid reference: SX 35 69
Ecclesiastical parish. In the Archdeaconry of Cornwall until 1878 and thereafter in the Archdeaconry of Bodmin. Deanery of East Wivelshire. The parish is a United Benefice with South Hill.
Hundred of East, Middle Division. Callington civil parish.
Chronological Sequence
Calwinton, 1187; Calyton, 1306; Kellington, 1672; Callington, 1759; Callington, Kellington, 1838; Callington, 1842, 1884, 1997, 2009
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Calwinton : 1187
Calyton : 1306
Kellington : 1672, 1838
Callington : 1759, 1838, 1842, 1884, 1997, 2009
References
Calwinton
Padel, 1988, citing from 1187
Calyton
Padel, 1988, citing from 1306
Kellington
Donaldson, 1902, p372, citing from 1672
Callington
CRO, GHW/10/1/1, c.1830s, citing from 1759 (*)
Contains 218 houses and 1321 inhabitants. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is a curacy to the rectory of Southill.
Moule, 1838, p282
CRO, TA/25, 1842
Symons, 1884
Population in 1989 was 3460. 2664 acres. A United Benefice with South Hill.
TDD, 1997, p38
Population 4202.
TDD, 2009, p82