Gunwalloe
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Gunwalloe is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated on the Lizard Peninsula three miles (5 km) south of Helston
and partly contains The Loe
, the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall.
as the King's manor of Winnianton is the first entry for Cornwall. At the time of Domesday it was of great importance and the head manor in the hundred of Kerrier
. The parish church was originally a manorial church of this manor but in the 13th century it became a chapelry of Breage
. The church of Saint Winwaloe
was rebuilt in the 14th to 15th century but the tower (a separate older building which belonged to the earlier church) is perhaps 13th century.
In Domesday Book there were in Winnianton 15 hides, land for 60 ploughs; the lord (King William) had 2 ploughs; 24 villagers, 41 freedmen, 33 smallholders, 14 serfs; half a sq league of woodland; 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) of meadow; 8 sq leagues of pasture; three kinds of livestock, in total 145 beasts. 11 of the hides are held by the Count of Mortain
and there is more arable and pasture and 13 more persons are recorded.
Freeman, Lukies, Dale, Hendy, Oppy, Hocking, Cuttance, Mitchell, Harry, Rowe, Tippet, Lugg, Hodge, Cornish, Oats, Jewell, James, Hill, Williams, Bray, Jose, Basher, Brown, Caddy, Paull.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is situated on the Lizard Peninsula three miles (5 km) south of Helston
Helston
Helston is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately 12 miles east of Penzance and nine miles southwest of Falmouth. Helston is the most southerly town in the UK and is around further south than...
and partly contains The Loe
The Loe
The Loe , also known as Loe Pool, is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Situated between Porthleven and Gunwalloe and downstream of Helston it is separated from the sea by the shingle bank of Loe Bar...
, the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall.
History
Gunwalloe may be said to be the first entry in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as the King's manor of Winnianton is the first entry for Cornwall. At the time of Domesday it was of great importance and the head manor in the hundred of Kerrier
Kerrier (hundred)
The hundred of Kerrier was the name of one of ten ancient administrative shires of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. Kerrier is thought by Charles Thomas to be derived from an obsolete name of Castle Pencaire on Tregonning Hill, Breage...
. The parish church was originally a manorial church of this manor but in the 13th century it became a chapelry of Breage
Breage
Breage, also known as Breaca, Briac, etc., is a saint venerated in Cornwall and southwestern Britain. According to her late hagiography, she was an Irish nun of the 5th or 6th century who founded a church in Cornwall...
. The church of Saint Winwaloe
Saint Winwaloe
Saint Winwaloe was the founder and first Abbot of Landévennec Abbey, literally Lann of Venec, or Monastery of Winwaloe...
was rebuilt in the 14th to 15th century but the tower (a separate older building which belonged to the earlier church) is perhaps 13th century.
In Domesday Book there were in Winnianton 15 hides, land for 60 ploughs; the lord (King William) had 2 ploughs; 24 villagers, 41 freedmen, 33 smallholders, 14 serfs; half a sq league of woodland; 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) of meadow; 8 sq leagues of pasture; three kinds of livestock, in total 145 beasts. 11 of the hides are held by the Count of Mortain
Robert, Count of Mortain
Robert, Count of Mortain, 1st Earl of Cornwall was a Norman nobleman and the half-brother of William I of England. Robert was the son of Herluin de Conteville and Herleva of Falaise and was full brother to Odo of Bayeux. The exact year of Robert's birth is unknown Robert, Count of Mortain, 1st...
and there is more arable and pasture and 13 more persons are recorded.
Common surnames in Gunwalloe Parish
According UK CensusFreeman, Lukies, Dale, Hendy, Oppy, Hocking, Cuttance, Mitchell, Harry, Rowe, Tippet, Lugg, Hodge, Cornish, Oats, Jewell, James, Hill, Williams, Bray, Jose, Basher, Brown, Caddy, Paull.