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RUAN-MAJOR, a parish in Helston district, Cornwall; near the coast, 7½ miles S S E of Helston, and 13 Sby W of Penryn r. station. Post-town, Ruan-Minor, under Helston, Cornwall. Acres, 2, 470. Real property, £932. Pop., 141. Houses, 25. The property is divided among a few. An ancient seat of the Eriseys was here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £191. Patron, P. V. Robinson, Esq. The church istolerable.
(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: | Ruan Major Parish Helston Poor Law Union/Registration District Cornwall Ancient County |
| Place: | Ruan Major |
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