Net Value of the benefice in 1831, £215.
Since the above was written, Mr. Every, Vicar of this parish, and a magistrate in the prime of life, is no more.—1836.
THE GEOLOGY, BY DOCTOR BOASE.
The rocks of this parish belong to the calcareous series, and are similar to those of Lanreath and Lanteglos.
VERYAN.
HALS.
Veryan is situate in the hundred of Powder, and hath upon the north Tregony and Ruan Lanyhorne, east Caryhayes, west Philley, south the British Channel.
Sure I am that in the Domesday Book 1087, this church
or district was taxed under the name and jurisdiction of Elerchy, situate upon the lands of the Bishop of Bodman, now the Bishop of Exeter’s manor of Elerchy; and by the same name it was taxed in the inquisition of the Bishops of Lincoln and Winchester 1294, where we read Ecclesia de Elerky in decanatu de Powdre £10. vicar’ ejusdem 40s.; and in Wolsey’s Inquisition 1521, alias St. Verian as aforesaid, £19; the patronage in the Bishop of Exeter; the incumbent ——; the rectory in possession of ——; and the parish rated to the four shillings per pound Land Tax 1696, for one year, £216. 9s. by the name of Verian.