should not be confused with St. Anthony in Meneage, which is across the bay in Kirrier, or Antony (often called Anthony), which is snuggled into the extreme southeastern corner of Cornwall across from Plymouth. The parish is named after St Anthony, while ' Roseland' is thought to mean "the land of the promentory" - Rhos being old Cornish for 'Headland'.
It is in the deanery and Hundred of Powder and is
bounded on the south by the English Chanel, on the west by Falmouth harbour and
on the east by Gerrans. From the narrow isthmus by which it is joined to Gerrans,
to the point of the entrance to Falmouth harbour, it is about two and a half
miles long, by half a mile wide, covering approximately 732 acres.
The prominent lighthouse, built in 1835 and still operating, and a former gun
battery on its South-Western promontory, provide dramatic scenery.
There is a Wesleyan chapel, and an Anglican church, which was rebuilt in 1863.
There are very few houses in this small parish, which is mainly comprised of
sparse farmland over a granite base. The parish no longer exists as a civic
unit; it was incorporated into the parish of Gerrans in 1934.
The Online Parish Clerk for St Anthony in Roseland is Bill O'Reilly, who may be reached via Email.
Please visit my Gerrans-St. Anthony in Roseland website; if unable to find your answer there, please contact me at the above address for information.
Complete transcriptions of most years can be found at COCP - the Cornwall Online Census Project - which is ralmost complete for 1841 to 1891, checked, and verified, as well as GenUKI, which has more reference information and alternate resources.
Partial transcriptions of Parish Registers are on my website, which are frequently being added to. Also, please check our searchable database which is updated frequently. For further Parish Register information, please see GenUKI (link below), or visit the LDS Library section for information on filmed parish records.
For information, see GenUKI (link below) or visit the University of Leicester's Directories website, which has many directories online to view for free.
To view a Bastardy Order, dated 9 Mar 1705, naming Ann TUDDY and Nicholas MINHEER, click here.
For more information regarding history, population, etc., visit GenUKI.
For a Parish Locator map, please click here. St. Anthony in Roseland is located at coordinates F-2.
For further map information, please visit GenUKI (Genealogy - United Kingdom & Ireland).
To see a current, zoomable Ordnance Survey map, please visit
MultiMap, or for maps and satellite
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