Lanhydrock: a closed parish

Lanhydrock, along with Boconnoc, St Michael Penkevil and a handful of others, was one of Cornwall’s select number of closed parishes. Closed parishes were more common in parts of southern England, places where a single landowner owned all of the land and dominated local society. Or at least, that’s the theory. In Lanhydrock’s case the … Continue reading Lanhydrock: a closed parish →