Insworke Explained

Static Image:Maker Heights - geograph.org.uk - 705172.jpg
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Static Image Caption: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
Country:England
Map Type:Cornwall
Region:South West England
Official Name:Insworke
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Os Grid Reference:SX427526
Coordinates:50.353°N -4.212°W
Postcode Area:PL
Postcode District:PL10
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Insworke 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]

Antiquary William Hals wrote:

Notes and References

  1. Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 164
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston. 978-0-319-23287-3. Ordnance Survey.
  3. http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-cornwall-insworke-sx4252 Insworke
  4. Samantha Letters, "Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516: Cornwall"