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MAWNAN, a parish in the hundred of KERRIER, county of CORNWALL, 5 miles (S. by W.) from Falmouth, containing 536 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Cornwall, and diocese of Exete , in the king's books at £14. 16. 3., and in the patronage of John Rogers, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Mawnan. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. The parish is bounded on the south-east by the English channel, where are two small open bays, called Prisk and Bream bays, and on the south is Helford river, an arm of the sea about a mile wide. A day school for poor children is principally supported by voluntary contributions.
Source: Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of England. Vol. I-IV. London: S. Lewis and Company, 1831.Prisk Cove of Cornwall, being part of the Helford River System SW 69 24 - SW 79 27, has been identified by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust as containing species, groups of species or habitats of at least county importance. As such, the site has been designated as a County Wildlife Site called Rosemullion Head to Porthnavas Creek and designated number K8.1.
In a report of June 1996, the Cornwall Wildlife Trust described Prisk cove as "being particularly species rich and includes a shingle beach extending into a bedrock platform with boulders and numerous rock pools on the lower shore" and also forms part of the Helford Voluntary Marine Conservation Area.
Source: Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Prisk Cove and Priske Manor in relation to Helston
Rosemullion Head is south of Falmouth
Prisk Cove is south of Rosemullion Head
Ordnance Survey Map 1888
Last updated 1 July 2001