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'''London Apprentice''' ({{lang-kw|Oberden Loundres}}) is a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] approximately two miles south of [[St Austell]], [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]],in the historical parish of St Austell. It was built at a cross-roads on the road from St Austell to [[Pentewan]], and originally had a [[blacksmith]] shop as well as a small [[inn]]. There was a very lively [[Methodism|Methodist]] congregation, whose [[Sunday School]] continued into the 1980s. Farms surround the hamlet, whilst the seacoast is not very far away. Many of the original residents of the area worked at various [[mining|mines]], including [[Polgooth]], although most of the mines have now closed down.
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|civil_parish= [[Pentewan Valley]]
|unitary_england= [[Cornwall Council|Cornwall]]
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|region= South West England
|constituency_westminster= [[Truro and St Austell (UK Parliament constituency)|Truro & St Austell]]
|post_town= ST AUSTELL
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'''London Apprentice''' ({{lang-kw|Oberden Loundres}}) is a small village in south [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]]. It lies along the [[St Austell River]] in the [[civil parish]] of Pentewan Valley and the [[parish|ecclesiastical parish]] of St Austell. The nearest town is [[St Austell]], approximately two miles to the north.

==Named after an inn==
The village takes its name from the London Apprentice Inn, which formerly stood on the St Austell to [[Pentewan]] road. The inn was extant from 1815<ref>http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=021-cf_1-1&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 reference to lease</ref> to 1871<ref name = London>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kayhin/72264.html 1871 census</ref>, and probably longer.

==Tin-mining==
In 1833 a coalyard was constructed on the [[Pentewan Railway]] near the inn to supply coal to the [[tin]] mines at nearby [[Polgooth]] and the settlement may have arisen around this point. According to nineteenth-century census returns<ref name = London/>, most of the villagers were engaged in tin-mining, either in the stream-works of Wheal Virgin, close to London Apprentice, or in Polgooth. The former closed in 1874,<ref>http://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/cisi/pentewan/CISI_pentewan_report%20.pdf</ref> the latter by 1900. The New Mills [[Primitive Methodist]] Church was built in the village in 1870, but closed in 1988, though the building still stands.<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~staustell/Word_Doc/Indx/churches.htm</ref>
<ref>http://www.kammneves.co.uk/gallery/index.php?gallery=Chapels%2FLondon+Apprentice+%28New+Mills%29+Primitive+Methodist+Church&lang=ro&lang=en photos</ref>
<ref>http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/113215 photo</ref>

==The village today==
Today, the village (which retains a shop and a restaurant) caters mainly for tourists. The old railway line to Pentewan is now a [[footpath (right of way)|footpath]] and [[cycle path]].<ref>http://www.claytrails.co.uk/TrailPentewan.html</ref> Kings Wood, a remnant of ancient woodland owned by the [[Woodland Trust]], lies to the south of the village.<ref>http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/Pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=4357&site=Kings-Wood</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell St. Austell Parish website]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell St. Austell Parish website]


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[[Category:Villages in Cornwall]]
[[Category:Villages in Cornwall]]
[[Category:Hamlets in the United Kingdom]]
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Revision as of 22:46, 30 September 2009

London Apprentice
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Post townST AUSTELL
Postcode districtPL26
Dialling code01726
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London Apprentice (Template:Lang-kw) is a small village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It lies along the St Austell River in the civil parish of Pentewan Valley and the ecclesiastical parish of St Austell. The nearest town is St Austell, approximately two miles to the north.

Named after an inn

The village takes its name from the London Apprentice Inn, which formerly stood on the St Austell to Pentewan road. The inn was extant from 1815[1] to 1871[2], and probably longer.

Tin-mining

In 1833 a coalyard was constructed on the Pentewan Railway near the inn to supply coal to the tin mines at nearby Polgooth and the settlement may have arisen around this point. According to nineteenth-century census returns[2], most of the villagers were engaged in tin-mining, either in the stream-works of Wheal Virgin, close to London Apprentice, or in Polgooth. The former closed in 1874,[3] the latter by 1900. The New Mills Primitive Methodist Church was built in the village in 1870, but closed in 1988, though the building still stands.[4] [5] [6]

The village today

Today, the village (which retains a shop and a restaurant) caters mainly for tourists. The old railway line to Pentewan is now a footpath and cycle path.[7] Kings Wood, a remnant of ancient woodland owned by the Woodland Trust, lies to the south of the village.[8]

References

  1. ^ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=021-cf_1-1&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 reference to lease
  2. ^ a b http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kayhin/72264.html 1871 census
  3. ^ http://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/cisi/pentewan/CISI_pentewan_report%20.pdf
  4. ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~staustell/Word_Doc/Indx/churches.htm
  5. ^ http://www.kammneves.co.uk/gallery/index.php?gallery=Chapels%2FLondon+Apprentice+%28New+Mills%29+Primitive+Methodist+Church&lang=ro&lang=en photos
  6. ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/113215 photo
  7. ^ http://www.claytrails.co.uk/TrailPentewan.html
  8. ^ http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/Pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=4357&site=Kings-Wood
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