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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Powder like this:
POWDER, a hundred in the centre of Cornwall; formerly cut into two divisions, E and W; now cut intothree divisions, E, W, and Tywardreath: and containing St. Austell parish, and 37 other parishes. Acres, 143, 782. Pop. in 1851, 58, 261; in 1861, 60,024. Houses, 12, 296.
Powder is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Powder itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Powder in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20609
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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