Halsetown

Halsetown is a village near St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK.[1]

Halsetown is an industrial village planned by the solicitor and politician James Halse and built in the 1830s. There was a tin mine nearby and also a ropeworks.[2] The ecclesiastical parish was created in 1846 and the parish church (1857) was dedicated to St John the Evangelist.[3]

References

  1. ^ Google Maps. Maps (Map). 
  2. ^ Todd, A. C. & Laws, Peter (1972) The Industrial Archaeology of Cornwall. Newton Abbot: David & Charles; p. 223
  3. ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 107