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GRADE, a parish in Helston district, Cornwall; on the coast, near the Lizard, 9½ miles SSE of Helston, and 14½ SSW of Falmouth r. station. Post town, Ruan-Minor, under Helston, Cornwall. Acres, 1, 981; of which 35 are water. Real property, £1, 852. Pop., 327. Houses, 69. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Ruan-Minor, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £334.* Patron, the Rev. F.Jackson. The church contains brasses and monuments of the Eriseys; and was recently in a very dilapidated condition.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Grade Parish Helston Poor Law Union/Registration District Cornwall Ancient County |
| Place: | Grade |
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