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Introduction

St Mawes (Cornish: Lannvowsedh) is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall, England. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise. The immense natural harbour thus created is claimed to be the third largest in the world. St Mawes was once a busy fishing port, but the trade declined during the 20th century and the village now serves as a popular tourist location, with many properties functioning as holiday accommodation.[citation needed] The village is in the civil parish of St Just in Roseland and lies within Cornwall.

History & Geography

The village takes its name from the Celtic saint Saint Maudez (Mawe), who may have come from Ireland but is mainly venerated in Brittany. A name: 'Musidum' in Roman times, has subsequently been applied to St. Mawes, although the source is dubious.

St Mawes was once an important town and was made a borough in 1563, returning two members to parliament. It was disfranchised in 1832. The town was described, in 1880, by an anonymous writer:

"... as a quiet little fishing village, and consists of a long straggling street, fronting the water; it has, however a good pier, which was erected in 1854; and a sea-wall, with a parapet was built not long ago, along the centre front of the town."

St Mawes Castle is a well-preserved coastal fortress from the time of Henry VIII, built to counter the invasion threat from the Continent. Charles Henderson, writing in 1925, says of St Mawes, "an ancient fishing town which in late years has assumed the different and more sophisticated character of a watering place". The seal of St Mawes was Az. a bend lozengy Or between a tower in the sinister chief Arg. and a ship with three masts the sail furled in the dexter base of the second, with the legend "Commune Sigillum Burgi de St. Mawes al Mauditt."

Royal Visits

As a matter of historic note there have been frequent private visits to St Mawes by members of the royal family since the time of Queen Elizabeth.

Locations of Interest

Attractions

Docks at St.Mawes --

Churches

-- St Mawes Anglican Church -- Est. 1884 -- Larson Grady -- Parish Priest

-- St. Mawes Methodist Church -- Est. 1819 -- Arthur Bean -- Methodist Minister

Clinics

-- Brown Clinic & Morgue -- In-House Physician (Gavin Brown -- Town Doctor and Owner of the Brown Clinic)

Factories

Alba Cannery -- (Alba, Phineas -- Owner of the Alba Cannery)

Fortifications

-- St Mawes Castle --

Galleries

Sea Glass Gallery -- Fine Art (Victorian) (Glass, Emma -- Owner of Sea-Glass Gallery)

Gas Works

Morgan, Ithel -- Elderly Lamplighter (Missing)

-- Jeremiah Emerson - The Lamplighter's Boy

Municiple Buildings

Jail -- (Price, Donald -- Chief Constable and the mayor's brother)

Phone Exchange -- (Green, Linda -- Phone Operator)

Post Office -- Price, Reginald -- Postmaster and cousin of the mayor

Town Hall -- (Price, Carlton -- Mayor of St. Mawes)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_Buildings,_Falmouth

Public Gardens

Lamorran House Gardens -- Victorian rose gardens.

Pub & Taverns

-- Brine Water Pub -- (Martin Sampson -- Owner of the Brine Water Pub)
Drift Wood Tavern --

Roads Around St.Mawes

Polvarth Road (East St.Mawes)
Upper Castle Road (West St.Mawes)
Tredenham Road (Lower St.Mawes)

Schools

St.Mawes School House --

Shopping

Salt Merchantile -- (Salt, Jonas -- Owner of the Salt Merchantile)

Theater

Tudor Theater -- (Knox, John -- Custodian for the Tudor Theater)

Jessalyn Deering -- Irish Actress & Singer performing at the Tudor Theater

Transportation

St.Mawes Ferry -- (Glass, Holden -- Captain of the Ferry and nephew of Emma Glass)

O'Brian's Livery Yard -- Carter, Coaching & Livery Services. (O'Brian, Seamus -- Owner of O'Brian's Livery Yard)

Warehouses

Alba Warehouses -- One cold and one for cans.

Locations Outside St.Mawes

Attractions

Light House - St Anthony Head -- Fox, Calvin -- Lighthouse Keeper
Trethem Mill
The Granary

Burying Grounds

Olde Lich Yard -- (Scrivener, Lionel -- Cemetery Caretaker) -- Located next to Saint Just in Roselans Church (Catholic) - 1.7 miles from St.Mawes
New Burial Ground -- Just south of the Olde Lich Yard along Mill Hill road. (Methodist) - 1.4.miles from St.Mawes

Mylor Parish Cemetery -- West across the water (Carrick Roads)

Farmsteads

Bellamy Farm -- The French Farm
Carver Farm -- A shack & Out Buildings (Carver, Peter & Paul -- Highwaymen, ex-cons, from a family of graverobbers)
Prichard Place -- The Shepherd's Cottage (Prichard, Wynn -- Local Shepherd)