636 REPORT— 1893. 



Thomas, Giles, Roberts, James, Rogers (the same family for at least two 

 hundred years). The people are very warm and kindly, quick-witted, 

 and keen. Their faults are characteristically Celtic : they are not very 

 * straight,' and are exceedingly suspicious ; they fall out easily among 

 themselves, but do not make up again easily ; feuds go on from year to 

 year, and last out lifetimes. They have a very curious habit of giving, 

 by preference, any reason for their action except the one that has really 

 determined it, and one of their own proverbs credits them with ' wearing 

 their corns outside their boots.' The fishing villages are said to contain 

 a distinct race, and their inhabitants differ in character from the inland 

 folk. The non-fisherman Cornishman, even when he lives on the sea- 

 shore, is afraid of the sea, and credits it with containing, just below low- 

 water mark, ' villos ' and sand-cliSs and other dangers. Dr. Eagar con- 

 siders that the results of close intermarriage in the fishing villages are 

 lamentable. Newlyn, near Penzance, contains two villages — Street- 

 Nowyn (i.e., ' newyn ' or new) and Newlyn Town. If a Street-Nowyn 

 woman marries a Newlyn Town man her own relatives will not visit 

 her, and a man from one village passing through the other gets hooted 

 in the street. The Cornish Celt is prolific and exceedingly prone to 

 sexual irregularity. 



Dorset. 



Places By whom suggested 



Litton Cheney Mr. Elworthy. 



Abbotsbnry ...... ,, 



Askerswell ...... ,, 



Puncknoll Lieut. G M. Mansel, R.N. 



Swyre Mr. Elworthy. 



The Rev. Dr. Colby states that there are numerous prehistoric 

 remains in the valley, which extends from Little Brady to the sea at 

 Burton Bradstock. Till recently it was very much cut off from the rest 

 of the world. The people have intermarried to a great extent, and many 

 of the same names can be traced back a long way. 



Mr. Mansel states that in 1891 Puncknoll had a population of 423, 

 decreasing, as it was over 480 in 1881. The inhabitants are partly 

 agricultural and partly fishing (seine for mackerel, herring, and sprats). 

 The village is essentially old-fashioned, having been ' left ' by the rail- 

 ways ; and for nearly a century — viz., from 1752 to 1844 — the living was 

 lield by the lords of the manor, three successive rectors, named George 

 Frome. Old customs have been preserved, and there are many small 

 freeholds in the parish. Physically the inhabitants are an exceptionally 

 fine race, and very musical. 



Hampsfike. 

 Places By whom suggested 



Meon Valley Very Rev. G. W. Kitchin, F.S.A., Dean of 



Winchester. 



New Forest ,, „ 



Test Valley Rev. R. H. Clutterbuck, F.S.A. 



Ringwood Dr. Beddoe. 



Tordingbridge „ 



Dean Kitchin states that the whole Meon valley, the home of the 

 Jutes (the Meonwara), is very secluded and primitive. People there say 

 that they can distinguish the Jutish population from all others. The 



