Ponsanooth
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Ponsanooth is a village in Cornwall
, England, United Kingdom
. It is situated approximately four miles south east of Redruth
and two and a half miles north west of Penryn
on the A393 Redruth to Falmouth road. Ponsanooth was first recorded in 1613 as Ponsanwoth (from Cornish "Pons an wooth", i.e. bridge at the stream).
The church of St Michael and All Angels is now part of a larger benefice
, sharing a single vicar with Mabe
.
The River Kennall runs nearby: in the 19th century, this river worked a flour mill and a number of gunpowder mills, machinery at a foundry, and a paper mill. The gunpowder mills supplied many of the mines of west Cornwall until 1910, by which time gunpowder had been largely replaced by high explosives. The site of one of the ruined mills is now within a Nature Reserve. Frederick Hamilton Davey
the botanist (died September 23, 1915) was born at Ponsanooth and was buried in the Wesleyan Cemetery there.
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...
, England, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is situated approximately four miles south east of Redruth
Redruth
Redruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road , and is approximately west of...
and two and a half miles north 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...
on the A393 Redruth to Falmouth road. Ponsanooth was first recorded in 1613 as Ponsanwoth (from Cornish "Pons an wooth", i.e. bridge at the stream).
The church of St Michael and All Angels is now part of a larger benefice
Benefice
A benefice is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The term is now almost obsolete.-Church of England:...
, sharing a single vicar with Mabe
Mabe, Cornwall
Mabe is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated one mile west of Penryn....
.
The River Kennall runs nearby: in the 19th century, this river worked a flour mill and a number of gunpowder mills, machinery at a foundry, and a paper mill. The gunpowder mills supplied many of the mines of west Cornwall until 1910, by which time gunpowder had been largely replaced by high explosives. The site of one of the ruined mills is now within a Nature Reserve. Frederick Hamilton Davey
Frederick Hamilton Davey
Frederick Hamilton Davey was an amateur botanist who devoted most of his leisure time to the study of the flora of Cornwall. Born at Ponsanooth in the Kennall Vale, Cornwall to a large family of limited means, he left school aged 11 to work in the Kennall Powder Mills. Encouraged by his father and...
the botanist (died September 23, 1915) was born at Ponsanooth and was buried in the Wesleyan Cemetery there.