- Whitstone
Whitstone is a village roughly halfway between
Bude and Launceston inCornwall ,England ,UK .History
The earliest mention of the village is in the
Domesday Book of 1086, when Whitstone was called 'Witestan', and thanks to William I, was controlled by Ralph from theCount of Mortain . The Witestan area, called a "hundred" was 12 acres, holding 8 cattle, 8 pigs, 40 sheep and 40 goats. And from the Doomsday survey, of the houses in Whitstone entered into it, one still remains and is still lived in.In the 19th century, the
parish was called Whitstone. There were around 500 villagers, and the village had its own 'POST OFFICE', and the entire parish comprised around convert|4000|acre|km2|0, with part of theBude Canal passing through the parish.Physical Geography
Whitstone is situated in
North Cornwall , on the B3254, halfway betweenBude (a major tourist destination) and Launceston (Ex-Capital of Cornwall). Whitstone is around three miles (5 km) from the coast, atWidemouth and surrounded by rolling hills and fields. From the higher points of the village, you can see as far asDartmoor (to the east) andBodmin Moor (to the south). Down a minor road, from the B3254, is the entrance to Whitstone Woods, which reaches over toWeek St Mary , and includes a river that creates the border to Whitstone parish and is atributary for the larger river that runs throughBude , the River Neet.Layout & Communications
The village of Whitstone itself is set out in a
linear pattern, built along the B3254, with houses, detached or semi-detached,bungalows or terraces. There are also two small housing estates off the main road, one much smaller than the other and manyfarms on the outskirts of the village. There are also adjoining roads in the village which have a large majority of thepopulation living along them.Business & Economics
In 2006, the village now has the most businesses it has ever had. Over the last ten years or so, the village has grown and now has around nine businesses, which could be considered quite a lot for a small
village . Some of these businesses are big nationally, some are just local and some are just known within the village, selling homemade items from home.Whitstone Village Stores Opened in the 1980s, and has changed hands a couple of times, with closures during the handovers. After a long closure, it was opened again in 1996 with a brand new
interior . After changing hands again in 2001, the Shop was expanded to have Movie Rental and thePost Office .Now the Village Shop is aconvenience store selling a wide variety of products, includingbakery anddairy produce, freshfruit andvegetables , a large variety of canned food, as well ascereal and biscuits. At the front of the store is a wide variety ofconfectionery and snack food. As well as food there is somepet food and a few health/body products,alcohol ,cigarettes andstationery .The village even has a
recording studio , owned by international singer/songwriterTori Amos .Other Businesses include:
Religion
Whitstone has two places of
worship , aMethodist Chapel and aChurch of England Church.Methodist Chapel
The Methodist Chapel is in the centre of the village, next to the Village Shop, with a private car park on the opposite side of the road.
Church of England
The Church is located on one of the smaller lanes leading off the main road leading through the village. Unlike the Methodist Chapel, there is a long path by the
cemetery leading down to the church. The church, named St. Annes Church, is one of the oldest buildings in the village, as it was built around 1400AD. The church, as already stated, has it own cemetery, but also has a separate cemetery dedicated to people who don't attend the Church, that was given to the village in 1926.External links
* [http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqSearch=((text)='whitstone') Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Whitstone]
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