Landrake with St. Erney - a rural parish in south east Cornwall.
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Walks
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Walking the Parish Boundary
On May Day in 1984, a group of villagers walked the northern boundary of the Parish. This came about after enquiries concerning the historical tradition of ‘beating the bounds’ in other villages. After some research, it was discovered that the children of Sir Robert Geffery’s School in Landrake sometimes walked part of the boundary back in the 1930’s.
In October 1983, the Green Lanes Project, sponsored by the Dartington Institute and funded by the Manpower Services Commission under their Community Programme began working in the Caradon District. Its aim was to identify and survey the green lanes in the area. Once identified, those that had a public right of way would be cleared.
This walk in 1984 marked the first opportunity for the villagers to make use of a green lane within the parish.
From the village itself, the group crossed the main A38 and walked down West Lane as far as Lantallack Cross. They continued straight across the road and down the hill towards Tideford Cross, turning off into the green lane near Cutlinwith. This lane links Cutlinwith with Trewandra Farm. This area is typical of rural Cornwall and has hardly changed over the centuries. Many generations of people have lived in and farmed this area - Techniques may have changed, but a knowing respect for the land endures. Two small wooden bridges erected over a stream allowed a safe passage. From Trewandra Farm the lane continued towards Trenance Farm which is outside the parish but a gate led the party into Wisewandra farmland. After a welcome tea and coffee break, provided by Joy Delbridge at Wisewandra, the group reached the main Landrake to Blunts road at Pingleston. A short walk back along the road towards Landrake followed before turning down another road past Bearah Farm. This road continued downhill to the River Lynher at Coombe Cottage. With a short walk along the road towards Landrake before entering a field beside the river. For the next mile or so, the group walked beside the Lynher, eventually appearing near the County Council Highways Depot at Notter Bridge then crossing the A38 up the back lane to the village.
Over the next few years, the whole boundary was walked. The contrast between the northern and southern halves was very obvious to those who managed to complete the whole boundary walk. We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful area - so close to Plymouth but able to switch off all the rush of the present day and be at peace in the country or beside the rivers.
It must be remembered that a large part of these walks is not public right of way. Permission must be sought from the relevant landowners.
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