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

PONSANOOTH, a hamlet in St. Gluvias and St. Stithians parishes, Cornwall; 7 miles S W of Truro. It has a post-office under Perranarworthal, Cornwall, and chapels for Wesleyans and Bible Christians.

Ponsanooth through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24244

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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