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The Parish This colour or a logo indicates more information or an external link. The parish of Calstock was originally in the Liskeard Registration District (1837 to 1860). There were sub-districts at Callington, Lerrin, Liskeard and Looe. It was then transferred into the Tavistock Registration District of Devon. However, it is now in the St Germans Registration District and comprises 5760 acres of land, 70 acres of water, 44 acres of tidal water and 21 acres of foreshore.
The parish is named after the old English for a settlement 'stoch' preceded by an unknown word, possibly a personal
name. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Calestoch.
At that time it had land for 12 ploughs; there were 30 villagers and 30
smallholders with 6 ploughs, and 100 acres of woodland.
This was one of the 228 manors that were given to the Earl of Mortain, the
brother of William the Conqueror. Maps:
(Click on the village name for photographs)
Albaston Hamlets include:-
New Houses Books:
1. "Images
of England: Around Calstock Parish"
by Nikki Chaplin; Paperback. 2. "Latchley, the story of a Tamar Valley Village" by Nikki Chaplin. This can be obtained from the author - email nikkichaplin@btopenworld.com 3. The Tamar Valley at Work by R T Paige
All 3 volumes are now out of print, but can be found occasionally on the websites mentioned above. Other books can
be found by searching Google at
http://books.google.co.uk. The following may be obtained from Calstock Archive Trust:
"Calstock and the Bere Alston Silver-Lead
Mines In the first quarter of the 14th Century" by Peter Mayer
A reprint of "The Inside Story of Calstock"
by Alfred Pengelly, first published in 1955
Cheques for the correct amount (in pounds
sterling only) need to be made
payable to 'Calstock Parish
Archive Trust' and sent to
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