Newton Park, W. HI Hellyar, Esq. LOSTWITHIEL, an ancient town, on the beautiful river Fowey, has a considerable woollen-trade. The parish church, erected in the fourteenth century, is adorned with a fine spire. It was used as a barrack by the parliament army, and was injured by an explosion of gunpowder. It contains a curious font. To the south of the church are the ruins of a building called the palace, said to have been the residence of the Dukes of Cornwall, but now a stannary prison. The borough formerly returned 2 M. P., but is now disfranchised. Pop. 1186. To Saltash, 14 m. To St Germains, 9 m. The church of St Germains was once the cathedral of the bishoprick of Cornwall. It contains the original prebendal stalls, and several monuments members of the Eliot family. In the vicinity is Port Eliot, the seat of the Earl of St Germains, on the site of an ancient priory. On the coast, 10 miles from Liskeard, are the small towns of East and West Looe, chiefly remarkable for their picturesque appearance. |