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EVAL (St.), a parish in St. Columb district, Cornwall; on the coast, 4½ miles NW by W of St. Columb-Major, and 14 NW of St. Austell r. station. Post town, St. Columb, Cornwall. Acres, 2, 886. Real property, £3, 646. Pop., 295. Houses, 61. The property is sub-divided. Trethvall was the seat of the Nanfans. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £162.* Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church was built in 1727, has a lofty tower, and is a landmark to mariners. There are two dissenting chapels.
(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: | St Eval Parish St Columb Major Poor Law Union/Registration District Cornwall Ancient County |
| Place names: | EVAL ST | ST EVAL |
| Place: | St Eval |
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