Colan Cornwall Family History Guide

Colan is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall.

Alternative names: Little Colan, St Colan

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1747
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1597

Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.

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Adjacent Parishes

Colan Parish Registers

St Colan Marriages 1665 to 1812

The St Colan Marriages 1665 to 1812 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research

St Colan Marriages 1665 to 1812 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 13. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1908. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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St Colan Marriages 1665 to 1812 Cornwall Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 13. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, and Thomas Taylor. Published London 1908. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co.

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Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

COLAN, a parish in St. Columb district, Cornwall; 3½ miles SW of St. Columb-Major, and 8½ NNW of Grampound-Road r. station. Post-town, St. Columb, Cornwall. Acres, 1,545. Real property, £2,622. Pop., 255. Houses, 51. The property is divided among a few. Cosworth was the seat of the Blewitts. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £163. Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church was founded, in 1250, by Bishop Branscombe; and is good. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Bible Christians.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].