Newlyn, Cornwall

Description
Newlyn, a seaport village and an ecclesiastical parish, taken from Paul and Madron parishes, Cornwall. The village stands on Mounts Bay, under Paul Hill, 1 mile SW of Penzance station on the G.W.R., and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Penzance. Population of ecclesiastical parish, 3833. Newlyn was burnt by the Spaniards in 1595 ; consists chiefly of one street, nearly half a mile long, with several deflecting alleys; and carries on extensive fisheries, the mackerel fishery being the largest in England. It is the chief fishing station of Mounts Bay, and maintains a fleet of about 400 boats. There are two massive granite piers enclosing the harbour ; the south pier was built in 1885, and is 700 feet long, with a lighthouse at its extremity; the north or Victoria pier was completed in 1894, and is 1845 feet long. The climate is so mild that artists-many of whom visit the village for the fine scenery in the neighbourhood-are able to paint out-of-doors throughout the year. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Truro ; value, £194 with residence. Patrons, the Crown and the Bishop alternately. The church was built in 1865, and is a granite building in the Early English style; it was enlarged in 1886. There is an ancient granite cross near the church. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels.