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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Ive like this:
IVE (ST.), a parish in Liskeard district, Cornwall; on the river Lynher, 4 miles SW of Callington, and 5 NE of Liskeard r. station. It has a post office under Liskeard. Acres, 5, 780. Real property, £6, 048; of which £850 are in mines, and £34 in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 1, 013; in 1861, 2, 593. ...
Houses, 472. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of mining operations. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Valne, £362.* Patron, the Crown. The church is chiefly of the 1 4th century; has one transept, a handsome tower, and a fine chancel; and contains good sedilia, a piscina, and a monument to Sir Boucher Wray. There are dissenting chapels, and charities £10.
St Ive is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Ive itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Ive in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1640
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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