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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Biscovey like this:
BISCOVAY, or Par, a chapelry in St. Blazey and Tywardreath parishes, Cornwall; on the coast and on the Cornwall railway, 1½ mile S of Par station, and 5 SSW of Lostwithiel. It has a post office, of the name of Discovery, under Par station. It was constituted in 1845. Rated property, £3,237. Pop., 2,327. Houses, 483. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £150. Patron, alternately the Crown and the Bishop. The church is good.
Biscovey is now part of CORNWALL Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CORNWALL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Biscovey itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Biscovey in Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24316
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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