Insworke

Insworke

View north from Maker Heights: below is Millbrook Lake with Foss Point splitting its headwaters to the left and Insworke village on the opposite side; St John's Lake, Torpoint and the Tamar Road Bridge are beyond
Insworke
 Insworke shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSX427526
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament South West England
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall

Coordinates: 50°21′11″N 4°12′43″W / 50.353°N 4.212°W / 50.353; -4.212

Insworke (formerly also Inceworth) is a hamlet in the parish of Millbrook (before 1869 in the parish of Maker)[1] in southeast Cornwall, England, UK.[2][3] A fair and annual market were held here from 1319.[4]

References

  1. Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 164
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-23287-3.
  3. Insworke; Explore Britain
  4. Samantha Letters, "Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516: Cornwall"

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