In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pyder like this:

PYDER, a hundred in the centre of Cornwall; containing the two parishes of St. Colomb and 19 other parishes. Acres, 106, 788. Pop. in 1851, 28, 791; in 1861, 27, 978. Houses, 5, 828.

Pyder through time

Pyder is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pyder itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pyder in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20610

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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