Boconnoc

Boconnoc ( Cornish: Boskennek ) is a town in Cornwall, England, about 4 miles east of Lostwithiel. According to the Census of 2001, the municipality had 121 inhabitants.

The municipality is forested rural and quite strong. To the west it borders on St Winnow, to the south St Veep, to the southeast by Lanreath and to the north by Broadoak.

The settlements Couch's Mill and Brooks are in the community.

History

Boconnoc is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Bochenod. The first known owner is the family De Cant per year in 1268.

The current Boconnoc House stands on the site of a medieval house, which was successively occupied by the families Carminow and Mohun. Lord Mohun's widow sold the estate of Governor Thomas " Diamond" Pitt, a wealthy merchant who had come to India to prosperity and from 1698 until 1709 for the East India Company President of Madras. Pitt is the ancestor of a dynasty of politicians, including some members of parliament, as his grandchildren and great-grandchildren William Pitt William Pitt the Younger. After his death, the estate was inherited by his son Robert Pitt and the following year to his son Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc. In the study, Return of Owners of Land, 1873 Cyril Fortescue of Boconnoc as one of the top ten land owners in Cornwall listed with a real estate of 20.148 acres ( 81.54 km ²), or 2.65 % of Cornwall.

The estate has a long history and includes the largest landscaped park designed in Cornwall. The local cricket team plays in the Deer Park. In 1993, the film The Three Musketeers was shot in the estate.

In the settlement Trecangate stood a chapel 1820-1954. It was built as Lehmwellerbau. A sign points since 2009 point to their former location.

Boconnoc House

The Grade II listed Boconnoc House was built in the 18th century by the family Pitt: A wing was built around 1721 by Thomas Pitt, Governor of Madras and the other in 1772 by Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford. The two wings are L-shaped set within an elegantly landscaped garden. On a Hügek behind the house there is an obelisk in memory of Richard Lyttelton (1771 ). In the 19th century the estate passed into the possession of Fortescue, who carried out important changes to the 1883 building. There are also some new additions, and the south wing was demolished in 1971. The parish church behind the house is relatively small. It has an interesting front facade from the 15th century and a monument to Penelope Mohun, 1637th

Sons and daughters of the community

• Thomas Pitt, 2nd Baron Camelford of Boconnoc ( 1775-1804 ), naval officer and peer

Estate

The Farm on the River Lerryn, has a deer park, lake and agricultural and forestry areas used. Parts of the estate hot Boconnoc Park ( Important Plant Area) and Boconnoc Park & ​​Woods ( Site of Special Scientific Interest ) and are known for their species richness.