Description
Ecclesiastical parish. In the Archdeaconry of Cornwall until 1878 and thereafter in the Archdeaconry of Bodmin. Deanery of West. Hundred of West.
Grid reference: SX 24 68
Chronological Sequence
Sanctus Clarus, 1212; Clari, 1291; Sancti Clari, 1343-4, 1349, 1350-1, 1361, 1362; Seintclere, 1388; St Clere, 1603; St Cleer, early 17th c; St Cleere, 1678, 1679; St Cleer, 1696; St Clare, 1769; St Cleer, 1769, 1884, 1899, 1988, 1997
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Sanctus Clarus : 1212
Clari : 1291
Sancti Clari : 1343-4, 1349, 1350-1, 1361, 1362
Seintclere : 1388
St Clere : 1603
St Cleer : early 17th c, 1696, 1769, 1884, 1899, 1988, 1997
St Cleere : 1678, 1679
St Clare : 1769
References
Sanctus Clarus
Padel, 1988, citing from 1212
Ecclesia de Clari
In the Decanatus de Westwivelschyre.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p468, citing from 1291
Sancti Clari
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1342, citing from 1343-4
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1389, citing from 1349
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1415, citing from 1350-1
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1464, citing from 1361
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1482, citing from 1362
Seintclere
Padel, 1988, citing from 1388
St Clere
RIC, Z/1/9, 1603 (*)
St Cleer
CRO, ARD/TER/1, early 17th c (*)1
St Cleere
CRO, P32/1/1, 1678 (*)
CRO, ARD/TER/169, 1679 (*)
St Cleer
CRO, P32/1/1, 1696 (*)
St Clare
Borlase, 1769, p199
St Cleer
Borlase, 1769, p137
Symons, 1884
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1625
Padel, 1988
10943 acres. Population in 1989 was 2865.
TDD, 1997, p20