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Halsetown
St John's in the Fields Church
OS grid referenceSW507386
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall

Halsetown is a village near St Ives, Cornwall, England.[1]

Halsetown is an industrial village planned by the solicitor and politician James Halse and built in the 1830s. There was a tin mine nearby and also a ropeworks.[2] The ecclesiastical parish was created in 1846 and the parish church (1857) was dedicated to St John the Evangelist.[3] A mission chapel was opened on 6 November 1878 because the parish church was too far for parishioners to attend.[4]

The village is administered by St Ives Town Council.

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23289-7.
  2. ^ Todd, A. C. & Laws, Peter (1972) The Industrial Archaeology of Cornwall. Newton Abbot: David & Charles; p. 223
  3. ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 107
  4. ^ "Opening of a Mission Chapel at Halsetown". The Cornishman. No. 17. 14 November 1878. p. 5.