The Parish of Treverbyn

Many of the Parish boundaries originated from the Treverbyn Manor, which was the Gill Estate. The Treverbyn Manor was situated at Starrick Moor/Knightor but was demolished in the 18th Century.
Most of the Parish footpaths were probably used by the Estate workers to get to and repair properties, and to get to work in the China clay pits.
The Estate more or less covered the whole of the Treverbyn Parish and in the 1950s the remainder of Treverbyn Estate was taken over by ECLP. This is why so much of the land is owned by this company because in those days land was sold leasehold and returned to the Estate after 99 years.
It is important to protect our environment, reinstate our wildlife, and keep our footpaths open so our heritage can be enjoyed by many more generations to come, and this the Parish Council has worked towards over the last 20 years.

In the beginning ...

The Parish Council Formation Committee was originally formed in 1978 over dissatisfaction that the Council Representatives of the time were letting the residents of Bugle down, over plans by ECLP to build clay tanks at Beam Lane to the rear of Rosevear's furniture shop.
Suggestions were made that a Parish Council should be formed to make local voices heard, and a compromise on the tanks was finally reached.
The County Council Representative at that time was Dr. Clyne who was opposed to the forming of a Parish Council. He later lost his seat to Joan Vincent, who has been the County Councillor ever since and, more recently, a Borough Councillor as well.
In the ensuing weeks the possibility of forming a Parish Council became a reality and the Treverbyn Parish Council Formation Committee was born.
It became known that a Parish Council for Treverbyn did exist many years ago but was abolished when the Treverbyn Parish became the North Ward of the newly formed St Austell Urban District Council.
The Urban District was later to become the St Austell with Fowey Borough Council, and then Restormel Borough Council.
It was agreed that meetings be held on the last Tuesday of each month. The Parish Council still holds its main meetings on this day.