Population growth and gentrification, marine tourism and a 15th century social climber

Here's the final set of brief summaries providing links to recent reviews of academic literature on Cornwall. You're now (almost) up to speed. In an important article on contemporary Cornwall Joanie Willett shows how population growth and gentrification have failed to solve Cornwall's endemic socio-economic difficulties while exacerbating a growing housing crisis and fragmenting local … Continue reading Population growth and gentrification, marine tourism and a 15th century social climber

Morval: a servant, a sergeant and a smith

Morval can be easily confused with Morvah. Yet, although these two Cornish parishes may have differed by just one letter, they were about as far apart as it was possible to be and still both be in Cornwall. While Morvah was a mining parish in the west, Morval – in east Cornwall near Looe - … Continue reading Morval: a servant, a sergeant and a smith