Penwith (Deanery)

Description

Deanery within the Archdeaconry of Cornwall.

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Chronological Sequence

Penwithe, 1291; Penwythe, 1348, 1361-2; Pennith, 1672; Penwith, 1676, 1847, 1980, 1997, 2009

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Forms by Earliest Occurrence

Penwithe : 1291
Penwythe : 1348, 1361-2
Pennith : 1672
Penwith : 1676, 1847, 1980, 1997, 2009

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References

Penwithe

Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p470, citing from 1291

Penwythe

Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1367, citing from 1348

Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, pp1472, 1475, citing from 1361-2

Penwythe

Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1474, citing from 1361-2

Pennith

Donaldson, 1902, p376, citing from 1672

Penwith

CRO, AD592/29/2, 1676 (*)

Wallis, 1847, p31

Youngs, 1980, p786

TDD, 1997, p12

TDD, 1980, p31

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Parishes Anciently in the Deanery of Penwith

• Camborne

• St Erth

• Gulval

• Gwinear

• Gwithian

• St Hilary

• St Ives

• St Just in Penwith

• Lelant

• Ludgvan

• Madron

• Morvah

• Paul

• Perranuthnoe

• Phillack

• Redruth

• Sancreed

• Isles of Scilly

• Towednack

• Zennor

Later Additions

Transferred from the Deanery of St Buryan in 1864

• St Buryan

• St Levan

• Sennen

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Parishes Currently in the Deanery of Penwith

• St Buryan

• Carbis Bay

• St Erth

• Gulval

• Gwinear

• Halsetown

• Hayle St Elwyn

• St Hilary

• St Ives

• St Just in Penwith

• Lelant

• St Levan

• Ludgvan

• Madron

• Marazion

• Newlyn

• Paul

• Pendeen with Morvah

• Penzance St John the Baptist

• Penzance St Mary with St Paul

• Perranuthnoe

• Phillack with Gwithian

• Sancreed

• Isles of Scilly

• Sennen

• Towednack

• Zennor

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Gallery

Images hosted by flickr.

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External Links

• A Vision of Britain - Penwith Rural Deanery