Chilsworthy, Cornwall
| Chilsworthy | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Chilsworthy, looking over Tamar Valley towards Launceston | |
  Chilsworthy Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SX 4172 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CALSTOCK |
| Postcode district | PL18[2] |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Chilsworthy (Cornish: Karjyl) is a village in the civil parish of Calstock, in Cornwall, England. The village is 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Gunnislake,[3] and used to have a railway station on the Callington Branch of the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway.
History
Chilsworthy is a village located on the south bank of the River Tamar, and is part of the Parish of Calstock, in Cornwall, England.[4][5][6] Historically it was a mining village in the Hundred of East Wivelshire.[7] The name of the village derives from the Old English Ceol's Worthing, meaning Ceol's farm[stead], with Ceol being a personal name, a root it shares with the village of the same name, Chilsworthy, in Devon.[8]
There is a pub in the village, the White Hart Inn,[9][10] which featured in a BBC series called Saving Britain's Pubs.[11][12] The village was served by a railway station on the Callington branch line between 1906 and 1966.[13] Besides the passenger traffic, the railway had numerous freight sidings in the area including Chilsworthy Brick Kilns and Chimney which is now grade II listed.[14]
Mining was undertaken in the area in the second-half of the 19th century, with tin and copper being produced at the Chilsworthy Mine (also known as the South Devon Mine even though it was in Cornwall).[15][16] A tip from mining activity still exists in the area which contains traces of lead, arsenic, copper and tin.[17]
See also
References
- ↑ "Chilsworthy". www.akademikernewek.org.uk. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Chilsworthy Village, Cornwall — Things to Do | Cornwall Magazine". www.cornwallmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ Bartholomew gazetteer of places in Britain. Edinburgh: J. Bartholomew. 1986. p. 53. ISBN 0702807311.
- ↑ "Parish of Calstock". www.opc-cornwall.org. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Chilsworthy, Cornwall". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ Paige, R. T. (1984). The Tamar valley and its people: the years of change, 1840-1940. Dartington Amenity Research Trust. p. 8. ISBN 0-9059-2606-4.
- ↑ O'Shea, B. M. (1996). 100 walks in Devon & Cornwall. Marlborough: Crowood. p. 145. ISBN 1852239522.
- ↑ Weatherhill, Craig (1995). Cornish place names & language. Wilmslow: Sigma Leisure. p. 180. ISBN 1850584621.
- ↑ "Covid-19: 'Huge relief' in Cornwall at tier one grading". BBC News. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ Vergnault, Olivier; Timms, Katie (31 August 2024). "Pub you may not have heard of offers mouth-watering meals". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ Mangan, Lucy (12 November 2020). "Saving Britain's Pubs With Tom Kerridge review – closing time for the great British boozer?". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Saving Britain's Pubs with Tom Kerridge". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Chilsworthy Halt". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ Historic England. "Chilsworthy Brick Kilns and Chimney (Grade II) (1312076)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Potential for stratiform massive sulphide mineralisation in south-west England" (PDF). nora.nerc.ac.uk. British Geological Survey. 2001. p. 110. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Preliminary Assessment of Industrial Sites of Archaeological Importance in the Tamar Valley - Part 1". archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ Pyatt, F. Brian (Summer 1976). "Lichen Ecology of Metal Spoil Tips: Effects of Metal Ions on Ascospore Viability". The Bryologist. 79 (2). American Bryological and Lichenological Society: 176. doi:10.2307/3241910. ISSN 0007-2745.