Halsetown

Halsetown

St John's in the Fields Church
Halsetown
 Halsetown shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW507386
Civil parishSt Ives
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament South West England
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Coordinates: 50°11′42″N 5°29′38″W / 50.195°N 5.494°W / 50.195; -5.494

Halsetown is a village near St Ives, Cornwall, England.[1]

Halsetown is an industrial village planned by the solicitor and politician James Halse and built in the 1830s. There was a tin mine nearby and also a ropeworks.[2] The ecclesiastical parish was created in 1846 and the parish church (1857) was dedicated to St John the Evangelist.[3] A mission chapel was opened on 6 November 1878 because the parish church was too far for parishioners to attend.[4]

The village is administered by St Ives Town Council.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23289-7.
  2. Todd, A. C. & Laws, Peter (1972) The Industrial Archaeology of Cornwall. Newton Abbot: David & Charles; p. 223
  3. Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 107
  4. "Opening of a Mission Chapel at Halsetown". The Cornishman (17). 14 November 1878. p. 5.
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