And now translated am to peace on high;
Where I in peace perpetual shall remain,
Until the Prince of Peace return again.
This parish is said to afford an excellent specimen of the
romantic scenery distinguishing many portions of the north coast, from Cornwall, through Devonshire, to Somersetshire. The cliffs are bold, and the land is intersected by deep narrow vallies.
The parish of St. Gennys measures 5350 statute acres.
| £. | s. | d. | |
| Annual value of the Real Property, as returned to Parliament in 1815 | 2,562 | 0 | 0 |
| Poor Rate in 1831 | 308 | 2 | 0 |
| Population,— | |||
| in 1801, 597 | in 1811, 658 | in 1821, 680 | in 1831, 761 |
giving an increase of 27½ per cent. in 30 years.
The Rev. John Symmons, Vicar, was presented by Sir W. Molesworth in 1783.