Description
Ladock or Lassick, a parish containing the village of Besock, in Cornwall. The village stands on the river Ladock, in a fine valley, 2 miles W by S of Grampound Road station on the G.W.R., and 7 NE of Truro, and has a post and money order office, of the name of Ladock, under Garmpound Road; telegraph office, Grampound Road. Acreage of parish, 5827; population, 982. Nansaugh is a chief residence. Large quantities of tin were long ago produced; iron ore of superior quality is sent hence to Swansea, and some comparatively large pieces of gold have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Truro; value, £360 with residence. The church stands on an eminence above Besock village, has been restored, and has a fine E stained window, and a beautifully proportioned tower. There are Wesleyan and Bible Christian chapels. A reading-room was opened in 1887, and the Oddfellows' Friendly Society have a lodge.
Parish Church
The parish church, dedicated to St Ladoca, was originally of Norman origin but was largely rebuilt and enlarged in the 15th century, when the South aisle, porch, and Western tower were added.
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