Books about Mylor and the nearby parishes

Listing does not constitute a recommendation. I have only seen some of these books, many of which are hard to find outside specialist libraries. Try the Cornwall Library, the Morrab Library (Mainly specialises on Penwith but may have some general Cornwall books) or the British Library. Some books may be purchased new from The Turo Bookshop, Just Cornish, Amazon UK, WH Smith BOL

Mylor (& Flushing)

• Notes on the Parish of Mylor, Olivey 1907 - available to read on this site
• The Book of Mylor by Mylor Local History Group, Halsgrove Ltd , 2004, £19.95. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
• The story of Flushing, Cornwall, Ursula Redwood, 1967
• Trefusis Territory by U.M. Redwood, 1987 (46 pages, Recommended history of Flushing but also useful mention of Mylor)
• Guide to Flushing - History and Walks around the Village by U.M. Redwood, 1995, reprinted 2000 (12 pages) (currently available 2003)
• Flushing Memories, A book of Reminiscences Concerning Life in Flushing before the Second World War, Published by the Flushing Sailing Club 1971, reprinted 1988 (24 pages)
• The Schuyler Family of Flushing by Ursula Redwood
• The Packet Captains of Flushing by M. E. Philbrick, 1982
• History of Flushing by H. C. Coleman, 1940
• Souvenir Guide to Flushing (undated) - Locally available leaflet
• Guide to the Parish Church of St. Mylor (a 40p leaflet but with a well written, and surprisingly full, church history)
• A footpath map of Mylor is available at the cafe at the marine, Mylor Churchtown (2004) and possibly other local outlets, (approx £1)
• Then and Now, a walk round Mylor

The Fal Estuary Generally

• The Lower Fal in Old Photographs, Ed. Peter Gilson,Alan Sutton Publishing, 1992
• The Upper Fal in Old Photographs, Ed. Peter Gilson,Alan Sutton Publishing, 1994
  (I can recommend the above two books, however unfortunately they are already, and far too soon, out of print - but The Truro Book Shop still lists them so may still be available?)
• Fal Estuary & Cambourne 1890 - Reprint of old Ordnance Survey 1" scale map - Alan Godfrey Maps (currently available 2003)
• Around the Fal, by Bob Acton, 3rd edition 1996 Walks around the Fal Estuary with good local history notes (currently available 2003)
• Around the Waterways of the Fal, by Sheila Bird, 1990 edition (currently available 2003)
• History Around the Fal [Part 1] - by the Fal History Group, University of Exeter, 1980.
  Contents:
  The Post Office Packet Service from Falmouth
  Perranarworthal: The Power Supplies of Manor Mill & Perran Foundry.
  Mylor Royal Naval Dockyard.
  Flushing 1840 - 1860.
• History Around The Fal Part 2 by the Fal History Group, University of Exeter, 1983.
  Contents:
  Perranarworthal.
  Shipbuilding on the Fal, The Early Years.
  Penryn in the 19th Century.
  Some Falmouth Packet Captains 1729 - 1832.
• History Around The Fal Part 3 by the Fal History Group, University of Exeter, 1984
  Contents:
  Perranarworthal - Corn and Grist Milling at Perran Creek by T. H. Bradley
  My Kingdom on the Fal by J. Baptist
  Some Inns of the Fal by E. Bennett & J. P. Rea
  Mylor Bridge before 1900 by K. W. M. Bowring & J. P. Rea
  Falmouth Packet Captains, C. Couse, R. Sharp, W. Roberts & J. Porteous by M. E. Philbrick
• History Around The Fal Part 4 by the Fal History Group, University of Exeter, 1986
  Contents:
  Around the Fal in Wartime by Joyce Baptist & Elizabeth Bennett
  Farming Around Mylor 1939 - 1945 by Joan Rea
  Milling and the Manor Mills of Mylor by Thos H Bradley
  The Falmouth Post Office Packets, Princess Elizabeth I & II , Queen Charlotte I & II , Duke of Kent I & II by M E Philbrick
• History Around The Fal Part 5 by the Fal History Group, University of Exeter, 1990
  Contents:
  Walter Visick and Sons, Engineers, Bassett Works, Parrenworthal by Thos. H Bradley
  The Great Mr Lemon at home at Princes House, Truro and Carclew, Mylor, 1740-1760 by Joan Rea
  A study of the Cornish Plant Hunters, William and Thomas Lobb by Joan West
  The Packets Finall Depary by ME Philbrick
• Operation Cornwall 1940-1944, Viv Acton & Derek Carter, 1994 Landfall Publications 168 pages - Wartime operations in the Fal & Helford estuaries. Looks a very interesting book but strangely only two entries in the index for Mylor and none for Flushing.

Nearby Parishes:

Budock

• St. Budock - A short history of an ancient parish by the Budock Parish History Group Volumes I and II.

Falmouth

• Home Along Falmouth & Penryn ~David Mudd, Bossiney Books Limited, Paperback - 1980
• Book of Falmouth and Penryn ~Bob Dunstan, Barracuda Bk., Hardcover - 24 March, 1975
• The Book of Falmouth & Penryn: The Story of Two Towns (Town Books)~Bob Dunstan, et al, Hardcover - 1989
• Yesterday and Today Around Falmouth and Penryn ~L Fisher Barham, Glasney P, Hardcover - July 1981
• Enjoy Falmouth and Around, Bob Acton and Peter Gilson, Landfall, 1998, Isbn: 1873443358, 96pages
• Images of Bygone Falmouth, Nicola Daring-Finan, Breedon Books, 2001, Isbn 1859832253, 172pages, hardback
• Old Falmouth, Susan E Gay, Oakmagic, 2000, Isbn 1901163598 66pages, paperback , reprint (partial or without appexdices???) of book originally published in 1903
• The History of Falmouth by Dr. James Whetter

Feock (& Devoran)

• Life by the Fal: Years of Change at Point and Penpol, Viv Acton, Paperback, 111 pages, Landfall Publications; 1993, ISBN: 1873443102 (currently available 2003)
• Devoran A Different Cornish Village by Barry Simpson 1990
• Feock with Devoran and Carnon Downs in the 19th Century, Feock Local History Group / Extra Mural Dept. Univ. Exeter 1973
• Feock with Devoran and Carnon Downs in the 19th Century Part II, Feock Local History Group / Extra Mural Dept. Univ. Exeter 1973
• Feock with Devoran and Carnon Downs, some aspects of local history Part III, Feock Local History Group / Extra Mural Dept. Univ. Exeter 1975
• Feock with Devoran and Carnon Downs, some aspects of local history Part IV, Feock Local History Group / Extra Mural Dept. Univ. Exeter 1977
• A short history and guide to the Parish & Church of St. Feock, near Truro by The Rev. EJ Saunders 1976
• Introducing Feock, SM Satchwell. 1984

Mabe

• Mabe Church and Parish, C. Henderson, Kingstone Press

Perranarworthal

Philleigh

St Anthony in Roseland

St Gluvias (Penryn) - see also Falmouth

• Penryn, Rita Tregellas Pope, Europese Bibliotheek B.V., Uitgeverij Boekhandel Antiquariaat, Hardcover - 1 May, 1985 Falmouth
• Penryn: Archaeology and Development - A Survey, Deborah E.V. Wingfield, Inst.of Cornish Studs. Paperback - December 1979
• Short Account of the History of St. Gluvias Church, Penryn, Rita Tregellas Pope, Truran Pubns. Paperback - September 1982
• Around Penryn, Ernie Warmington, Tempus Publishing, Paperback
• Memories of Old Penryn, Rita Tregellas Pope (Editor), Dyllansow Truran, Paperback - April 1983
• The Adventures of Thomas Pellow, of Penryn, Mariner, Three and Twenty Years in Captivity among the Moors, Written by himself, and edited with an introduction and notes by Dr. Robert Brown. London 1890. 379pp
• Penryn, The History of an Ancient Cornish Borough, Roland J Roddis, D Bradford Barton Ltd. 1964. 166pp

St Just in Roseland

Stithians

• The Book of Stithians , Stithians Parish History Group, hardback, Halsgrove Community History Series, 1999, Isbn: 1841140430, 160pages
• Stithians, Aspects of History & Stithians & Stithians, Still More Aspects of History - issues 1 to 9? Stithians Local History Group, 1982 on
• Jane Hellings BEM 1882-1963 Stithians Personality, Penaluna Alison, Stithians Local History Group, 1994, 40pages, paperback
• Stithians 2000 CD-ROM, Stithians 2000 Project Team 'Glimpses of life in a Cornish village at the turn of the millennium'

See also the Cornwall Library Catalogue  - just search on the village name that you are interested in.

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