Borlase
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Borlase may refer to:
An ancient family originally of French extraction and named Taellifer/Telfer. They came to England in the reign of Henry III
and settled in the parish of St Wenn
in Cornwall
. Following the ancient Cornish tradition they adopted the name of their place of residence, Borlas, as their surname. Originally Borlase was a manor
but the name now exists as three farms: Borlase-Vath, Borlase Burgess and Borlase farm near Rosenannon
.
An ancient family originally of French extraction and named Taellifer/Telfer. They came to England in the reign of Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
and settled in the parish of St Wenn
St Wenn
St Wenn is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated six miles west of Bodmin and nine miles east of Newquay....
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. Following the ancient Cornish tradition they adopted the name of their place of residence, Borlas, as their surname. Originally Borlase was a manor
Manorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
but the name now exists as three farms: Borlase-Vath, Borlase Burgess and Borlase farm near Rosenannon
Rosenannon
Rosenannon is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. Rosenannon Downs is a nature reserve of Cornwall Wildlife Trust....
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People
- Edmund Borlase (1620-1682), Irish Protestant historian
- William BorlaseWilliam BorlaseWilliam Borlase , Cornish antiquary, geologist and naturalist, was born at Pendeen in Cornwall, of an ancient family . From 1722 he was Rector of Ludgvan and died there in 1772.-Life and works:...
(1695 - 1772), antiquarian and naturalist - William Copeland BorlaseWilliam Copeland BorlaseWilliam Copeland Borlase FSA was an antiquarian and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1887 when he was ruined by bankruptcy and scandal....
, (1848 - 1899) antiquarian - Sir Edward Borlase
- John Borlase (disambiguation)
- Sir John Borlase WarrenJohn Borlase WarrenSir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet , was an English admiral, politician and diplomat. Born in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, he was the son and heir of John Borlase Warren of Stapleford and Little Marlow...