Talskiddy
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Talskiddy is a small village about two miles north of St Columb Major in Cornwall, England, UK. The meaning of the name is supposed to be brow of the hill of shadows. From Tal the Cornish for brow and skeuse the Cornish word for shady or shadows. Close by are the farming settlements of Rosedinnick, Pennatillie and Pencrennis.
Artifacts found in the area include flints and stone tools that suggest that it has been a settlement for over 4000 years. It was one of 17 ancient manors (antiqua maneria) belonging to the Earl of Cornwall. The manorial custom of "free bench" was practised here. It was once a centre for the woolcombing industry. Many of the older houses in the village are built of Cob.
It is one of only a few villages in Cornwall that has a village green. Talskiddy is probably one of the smallest villages in Cornwall, the only facilities being one Red telephone box and a Victorian postbox. There was once a 'Kiddlywink' or beer shop in the village.
Daniel Defoe wrote a book about a man from Talskiddy called "Dickory Cronke The Dumb Philosopher" or "Great Britain's Wonder." [1]