Escalls

Coordinates: 50°05′06″N 5°40′59″W / 50.085°N 5.683°W / 50.085; -5.683

Escalls Methodist Chapel

Escalls is a hamlet near Sennen on the Penwith peninsula in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1]

In the Middle Ages Escalls was owned by the Penros family. The best-known member of the family, John Penros (died 1411) was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in 1385-6,[2] despite being a notorious felon. His litany of crimes ultimately led to his downfall, although his descendants remained at Escalls. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961
  2. ↑ Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 London John Murray 1926
  3. ↑ The History of Parliament- the House of Commons 1386-1411 J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe editors 1993

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