St Buryan (Parish)

Description

Ecclesiastical parish. Originally in the Royal Peculiar Deanery of St Buryan but now in the Archdeaconry of Cornwall and the Deanery of Penwith. Hundred of Penwith, West Division.

Grid reference: SW 40 25

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Chronological Sequence

Sancta Beriana, c.939; Sancta Berriona, Eglosberrie, Ecglosberria, 1086; Sancte Berrione, c.1209-14; St Beriane, 1220; Sancte Beriane, 1291; St Besiana, 1301; St Beriana, 1334; Seint Beryan, 1343; Burian, mid 15th c; Berian, 1469-70; Seynt Boryan, 1517; Egglous Boryan, 1588; Burrian, 1593; Buryan, 1604; Bryan, St Buryan, 1605; Beryan, 1611; Burian, 1613, 1663; Burryan, 1669; St Burien, 1692; Burryan, Burryon, 1707; Buryan, 1722; St Burian, 1743; St Berian, Buryan, 1744; Burrian, 1746; St Berian, St Beryan, St Burian, 1747; St Buryan, 1748; Burryan, 1750; St Berian, 1752; St Borian, St Burian, 1757; St Borian, St Buryan, 1758; Burian, 1759; St Borian, St Buryan, 1767; Berian, 1768, 1769; Beryan, St Beryan, Burien, St Burien, 1769; Buryan, 1778; St Borian, Burian, 1781; St Burian, 1794; St Buryan, 1795, 1815; St Burien, 1817; St Berian, St Burian, St Buryan, 1819; St Buryan, 1830; St Burien, 1838; Buryan, 1884; St Buryan, 1979, 1985, 1997

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Forms by Earliest Occurrence

Sancta Beriana : c.939
Sancta Berriona : 1086
Eglosberrie : 1086
Ecglosberria : 1086
Sancte Berrione : c.1209-14
St/Sancta Beriane : 1220, 1291
St Besiana : 1300
St Beriana : 1334
Seint Beryan : 1343
Burian : mid 15th c, 1613, 1663, 1759
Berian : 1469-70, 1768, 1769
Seynt Boryan : 1517
Egglous Boryan : 1588
Burrian : 1593, 1746
Buryan : 1604, 1722, 1744, 1778, 1884
Bryan : 1605
St Buryan : 1605, 1748, 1758, 1767, 1795, 1815, 1819, 1830, 1979, 1985, 1997
Beryan : 1611, 1769
Burryan : 1669, 1707, 1750
St Burien : 1692, 1769, 1817, 1838
Burryon : 1707
St Burian : 1743, 1747, 1757, 1781, 1794, 1819
St Berian : 1744, 1747, 1752, 1819
St Beryan : 1747, 1769
St Borian : 1757, 1758, 1767, 1781
Burien : 1769

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References

Sancta Beriana

Padel, 1988, p61, citing from c.939

Sancta Berriona

Padel, 1988, p61, citing from 1086

Eglosberrie

Pool, 1985, citing from 1086

Padel, 1988, p61, citing from 1086

Ecglosberria

Pool, 1985, citing from 1086

sancte Berrione

Hull, 1962, §70, p47, citing from HH, CP 315, f48v, late 14th century, citing from c.1209-14

St Beriane

Pool, 1985, citing from 1220

Ecclesia Sancte Beriane

In the Decanatus de Penwithe.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p470, citing from 1291

St Besiana¹

Advowson held by Edmund, Earl of Cornwall.
CIPM III, 1912, §604, p476, citing from 1301

St Beriana

Pool, 1985, citing from 1334

Seint Beryan

Padel, 1988, citing from 1343

Burian

Padel, 1988, citing from mid 15th c

Berian

CRO, AR/2/99, 1469-70

Seynt Boryan

CRO, AD208/1/1, 1517 (*)

Egglous Boryan

Pool, 1985, citing from 1588

Burrian

Pool, 1985, citing from 1593

Buryan

CRO, DSB/1/1, 1604 (*)

Bryan

CRO, DSB/3/1, 1605 (*)

St Buryan

CRO, DSB/3/2, 1605 (*)

Beryan

RIC, HendCal 5, c.1920s, §1008, citing from HB/14/159n, 1611 (*)

Burian

CRO, ARD/TER/49, 1613 (*)

CRO, DSB/32/1, 1663 (*)

Burrian

RIC, HendCal 5, c.1920s, §1010, citing from HB/14/162b, 1669 (*)

St Burien

Jaillot, 1692, map

Burryan
Burryon

RIC, Z/6/3, 1707 (*)

Buryan

CRO, AD152/3/2, 1722 (*)

St Burian

Cowley, 1743, map

St Berian
Buryan

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1744 (*)

Burrian

RIC, Z/6/4, 1746 (*)

St Berian
St Beryan
St Burian

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1747 (*)

St Buryan

Martyn, 1748, map

Burryan

RIC, Z/6/5, 1750 (*)

St Berian

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1752 (*)

St Borian otherwise Burian

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1757 (*)

St Borian alias Buryan

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1758 (*)

Burian

CRO, X506/71, 1759 (*)

St Borian otherwise Buryan

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1767 (*)

Berian

CRO, AD528/15, 1768 (*)

Borlase, 1769, opp p177

Beryan
St Beryan

Borlase, 1769, opp p164

Burien

Borlase, 1769, opp p177

Borlase, 1769, p179

St Burien

Borlase, 1769, p190

Buryan

CRO, AD1797/1, 1778 (*)

St Borian otherwise Burian

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1781 (*)

St Burian

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1794 (*)

St Buryan

CRO, AD43, 1795, p64 (*)

CRO, AD152/4, 1815 (*)

St Burien

Viator, 1817, p422

St Berian
St Burian
St Buryan

6274 acres, 217 houses and, in 1811, 1188 inhabitants.
Penaluna, 1819, p21

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1830 (*)

St Burien

Moule, 1838, p281

Buryan

Symons, 1884

St Buryan

Peskett, 1979, p1

Pool, 1985

A United Benefice with St Levan and Sennen. 6975 acres. Population in 1989 was 1050.
TDD, 1997, p19

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Place Names in the Parish of St Buryan

• Adam's Hill

• Alsia

• America

• Banns

• Bodriggy

• Bolankan

• Boleigh

• Borah

• Bosanketh

• Boscarne

• Boscawen Rose

• Boscawenoon

• Boscean

• Bosfranken

• Boskenna

• Boskennal

• Bosliven

• Bottoms

• Bunker's Hill Farm

• Burnewhall

• St Buryan

• Canopus

• Cardinney

• Chyangweal

• Changwens

• Choone

• Chycandra

• Chynance

• Chyvarton

• Crean

• Crella

• Crows-an-wra

• Dorminack

• Downs Barn Farm

• Foxstone

• Gilley

• Lamorna

• Leah

• St Loy

• Menwinnion

• Moorcroft

• Newshop

• New Town

• Noonzerras

• Parc-an-Cady

• Penberth

• Pendrea

• Penmennor

• Pridden

• Rissick

• Rosemerrin

• Rosemodress

• Rôslucombe

• Rôspannel

• Santry

• Silena

• Sparnon

• Toldavas

• Treave

• Tredinney

• Tregadgwith

• Tregiffian

• Tregurnow

• Trelew

• Trembothick

• Tremornah

• Tresidder

• Trevedran

• Treverven

• Trevider

• Trevore

• Trevorgans

• Trevorrian

• Trewoofe

• Vellansagia

• Westmoor

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Manors in the Parish of St Buryan

• Pellor

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Gallery

Images hosted by flickr.

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Related Pages

• St Buryan (Deanery)

• St Buryan (Civil Parish)

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External Links

• A Vision of Britain: St Buryan

• William Smith: Plan of St Buryan Church, 1859

• Robert J Preston: Some Account of the St Burian Rood-Screen, 1891

Footnotes

1. Probably a copyist's error for St Beriana.