Boskenna
| Boskenna | |
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| OS grid reference | SW4223 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Boskenna is an early medieval settlement and large 17th-century mansion house with associated farms in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1] It is within the civil parish of St Buryan and is first recorded as Boschene in the 13th or 14th centuries. The house was enlarged and altered in the 19th century.[2][3] Nearby, to the south, is the valley and cove of St Loy and the site of St Loy's chapel which was on the Boskenna side of a stream.[4]
Boskenna was the home of the Paynter family for centuries until sold in 1957, at which time it consisted of seven farms, five market gardens and a manor house.[5] English author Mary Wesley lived at Boskenna for a period of time and later used it as a backdrop in her novels The Camomile Lawn, Not That Sort of Girl, A Dubious Legacy and Part of the Furniture.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ^ "Cornwall & Scilly HER". Heritage Gateway. English Heritage. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Boskenna". Pastscapes. English Heritage. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Chapels Of St Loy and St Dellan". Pastscapes. English Heritage. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ James Martin Hosking, Boskenna and the Paynters, Penzance Publishing, 1999, ISBN 0-9501296-4-X
- ^ Marnham, Patrick (2006). Wild Mary: A Life of Mary Wesley. Chatto & Windus. p. 42. ISBN 0701179910.
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