Mabe is a village and civil parish 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...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. The village is situated one mile (1.6 km) west of Penryn

Penryn, Cornwall

Penryn is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Penryn River about one mile northwest of Falmouth...

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Mabe parish is bounded by Stithians

Stithians

Stithians is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It lies in the centre of the triangle bounded by Redruth, Helston and Falmouth. Its population is 2,004....

 and St. Gluvias to the north, Budock to the east, Mawnan

Mawnan

Mawnan is a civil parish in south Cornwall, United Kingdom . It is situated in the former administrative district of Kerrier and is bounded to the south by the Helford River, to the east by the sea, and to the west by Constantine parish...

 and Constantine

Constantine, Kerrier

Constantine is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles west-southwest of Falmouth....

 to the south and Wendron

Wendron

Wendron is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated three miles north of Helston.The Revd G. H. Doble served for almost twenty years as the Vicar of Wendron . Langdon recorded the existence of eight stone crosses in the parish, including two at Merther Uny...

 to the west. Mabe parish is twinned with the Breton town of Primelin

Primelin

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The parish lies at the eastern edge of the Carnmenellis

Carnmenellis

Carnmenellis Hill gives its name to the area of west Cornwall between Redruth, Helston and Penryn. The hill itself is situated approximately three miles south of Redruth....

 Granite intrusion. It is surrounded by several working and closed quarries. The Argal and College reservoirs lie to the south of the village.

The settlement of Mabe Burnthouse is situated on a hill overlooking Penryn and to the southwest is the location of the parish church, the Church of Saint Laud

Church of Saint Laud

The Church of Saint Laud is an active parish church in Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK, originally built in the 15th century and dedicated to the sixth-century Saint Laud of Coutances. It is part of the Church of England's Diocese of Truro. Struck by lightning in the 19th century, much of it had to...

, which is dedicated to Saint Laudus, Bishop of Coutances.

History

Mabe was located in the Deanery of Carnmarth and belonged to the hundred of Kerrier

Kerrier

Kerrier was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly. Its council was based in Camborne ....

. Its population was approximately 512 in 1837. In addition to the chapel, there was an almshouse

Almshouse

Almshouses are charitable housing provided to enable people to live in a particular community...

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Culture and community

A Community Primary School with 119 pupils serves the area. Near the Antron Hill cross-roads, there is a pub, "The New Inn" and a Post Office General Stores.

A "Steam Up and Shindig" festival is held in May each year. Mabe Ladies Choir was founded in 1931 by Edgar S Kessell MBE and continues to this day.

Parish church

The 15th century tower and porch survived a lightning strike. The remainder of the church was re-built from 1866, under the direction of Piers St. Aubyn

James Piers St Aubyn

James Piers St Aubyn , often referred to as J. P. St Aubyn, was an English architect of the Victorian era, known for his church architecture and confident restorations.-Early life:...

. In the churchyard, there is an ancient menhir

Menhir

A menhir is a large upright standing stone. Menhirs may be found singly as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Their size can vary considerably; but their shape is generally uneven and squared, often tapering towards the top...

 and a Celtic cross. The latter was found in the vicarage and installed near the porch, at some time between 1919 and 1930.

Notable residents

Sam Toy

Sam Toy

Sam Toy OBE was an industrialist who was chair of Ford Motor Company UK from 1980 until 1986. He presided over Ford at a time it faced competition from British Leyland, and saw Ford make their last Cortina...

, former chairman of Ford of Britain

Ford of Britain

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 was born here, as was Roger Hosen

Roger Hosen

Roger Willis Hosen was an England Rugby union player and cricketer.-Early life:He was born in Mabe and he first played rugby for Penryn while still at Falmouth Grammar School....

, the Cornwall and England rugby player. Thomas Tregosse

Thomas Tregosse

Rev. Thomas Tregosse of Cornwall was a Puritan minister and vicar of the Rebellion period who was silenced for being a Nonconformist.-Early years:He was born in St Ives, the son of William Tregosse...

, Puritan minister, sometime Vicar of Mylor and Mabe, was ejected from his benefices for his religious views.