# Maker, Cornwall > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maker,_Cornwall > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maker,_Cornwall.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker%2C_Cornwall > Source revision: 1334247154 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Maker** (Cornish: *Magor*) is a village between [Cawsand](/source/Cawsand) and [Rame Head](/source/Rame_Head), [Rame Peninsula](/source/Rame_Peninsula), [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall), England, United Kingdom. The name means *a ruin* or *old wall* in [Cornish](/source/Cornish_language), possibly because the church was built from the ruins of West Stonehouse in Cremyll.[1] This origin of the name is unlikely, as Maker is first referred to in 705AD,[2] which predates the construction of the church. Another supposition is that the "old walls" are those of a (now lost) Roman-British villa.[3] However, another [Celtic](/source/Celtic_languages) name is *Egloshayle*, [citation needed] (not to be confused with [Egloshayle](/source/Egloshayle) on the [River Camel](/source/River_Camel)) which means, "the church on the estuary".[4] The village and its neighbour [Rame](/source/Rame,_Maker-with-Rame) are in the [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) of [Maker-with-Rame](/source/Maker-with-Rame) and the parliamentary constituency of [South East Cornwall](/source/South_East_Cornwall). The parish had a population of 1,020 at the 2011 census.[5] ## History In the late 7th Century the [West Saxons](/source/West_Saxons) and native Britons had engaged in a series of battles near the River Parrett. Around this time [Aldhelm](/source/Aldhelm) wrote a letter to King [Geraint of Dumnonia](/source/Geraint_of_Dumnonia) describing him as 'Lord of the Western Kingdom' suggesting that all of Devon and Cornwall still retained a single ruler. The letter is fairly confrontational in places, and its purpose is to encourage Geraint to get the Briton church to accept the Roman calculation of Easter and Tonsure. [Bede](/source/Bede) notes that Aldhelm's efforts were successful and, in 705, [King Geraint](/source/Geraint_of_Dumnonia) of [Dumnonia](/source/Dumnonia) gave the promontory on the Cornish side of the mouth of the River Tamar to [Sherborne Abbey](/source/Sherborne_Abbey),[6] where Aldhelm was the Bishop. The [Normans](/source/Normans) installed the [Valletorts](/source/Earl_of_Mount_Edgcumbe) as tenants of most of the land controlling the Tamar. From them, Maker passed by marriage to the [Durnford](/source/Durnford) family and then to the [Edgcumbes](/source/Earl_of_Mount_Edgcumbe).[citation needed] Maker was recorded in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) (1086) when it was held by Reginald from [Robert, Count of Mortain](/source/Robert,_Count_of_Mortain). There was 1 hide of land and land for 8 [ploughs](/source/Plough). There were 3 ploughs, 4 [serfs](/source/Serfdom), 6 [villeins](/source/Villein), 8 smallholders, 60 acres (24 ha) of pasture. The value of the manor was £1 sterling though it had formerly been worth [£1 10*s*](/source/%C2%A3sd).[7] In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 886.[8] On 1 April 1950 the parish was abolished and merged with Rame to form "Maker with Rame".[9] ## Parish church [St Mary's and St Julian's Church](/source/St_Mary's_and_St_Julian's_Church,_Maker) is a typical 15th century Cornish church. It was a time of rebuilding throughout the country and churches were designed for preaching the word rather than stressing the [liturgy](/source/Liturgy). The [aisles](/source/Aisle) are the same length as the [nave](/source/Nave), and there is a massive western tower. The font is Norman, but was originally at [St Merryn](/source/St_Merryn).[10] The Edgcumbe chapel was added in 1874.[11] ## Maker Redoubts During the [American War of Independence](/source/American_War_of_Independence), it was thought that an attacking force could establish themselves on the ridge of high ground near Maker, which overlooked both Plymouth Sound and the Royal Dockyard at [Devonport](/source/HMNB_Devonport). In August 1779, a fleet of French and Spanish ships anchored off Cawsand Bay but withdrew soon afterwards; regular and [militia](/source/Militia_(Great_Britain)) troops camped on Maker Heights for the following three summers and constructed a line of five earthen [redoubts](/source/Redoubt) or small forts along the ridge under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Dixon. During the [French Revolutionary Wars](/source/French_Revolutionary_Wars), redoubts Number 4 and 5 were rebuilt with stone [revetments](/source/Revetment) and a sixth stone redoubt was built at Empacombe in 1807.[12] A supporting [barracks](/source/Barracks) was built for the redoubts between 1804 and 1808.[13] Some of the redoubts were reused in the [second World War](/source/Second_World_War) to protect buildings associated with a nearby heavy anti-aircraft battery for six guns, installed to protect Plymouth.[14] ## Fort Picklecombe [Fort Picklecombe](/source/Picklecombe_Fort), near Maker, was commissioned by [Lord Palmerston](/source/Lord_Palmerston) as one of a series of coastal defences against possible French invasion.[15] It has since been converted into residential apartments.[16] ## Cornish wrestling [Cornish wrestling](/source/Cornish_wrestling) tournaments, for prizes, were held on the Green in Maker in the 1700s.[17] ## Notable residents - [Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe](/source/Richard_Edgcumbe,_1st_Baron_Edgcumbe) (1680–1758), Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1701 until 1742, famous in [Edgecombe County, North Carolina](/source/Edgecombe_County,_North_Carolina).[18] - [George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe](/source/George_Edgcumbe,_1st_Earl_of_Mount_Edgcumbe) (1720–1795), a British peer, naval officer and politician.[19] - [William Hughes](/source/William_Hughes_(writer)) (1803–1861), barrister and writer.[20] ## References 1. Hooe Lake Point and Earls Drive, www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk 1. *Geronitus Rex dedit Macuir de v hidis iuxta Thamar*, Edwards, H (1988) The Charters of the Early West Saxon Kingdom, Oxford British Archaeological Reports, Page 245 1. *Letter in the Western Morning News*, Dr W G Hoskins, (12 April 1962) 1. Egloshayle, Cornwall Information and Accommodation Guide, www.intocornwall.com 1. ["Civil Parish population 2011"](http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Maker/index.html#Population). Retrieved 10 February 2015. 1. *Geronitus Rex dedit Macuir de v hidis iuxta Thamar*, Edwards, H (1988) The Charters of the Early West Saxon Kingdom, Oxford British Archaeological Reports, Page 245 1. Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) *Cornwall*. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,2,14 1. ["Population statistics Maker CP/AP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10105900/cube/TOT_POP). [A Vision of Britain through Time](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time). Retrieved 11 May 2024. 1. ["Relationships and changes Maker CP/AP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10105900). A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 May 2024. 1. *Cornish Church Guide* (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 152 1. Church of St Mary and St Julian, historicengland.co.uk, GVI 1. Woodward, F W (1990), *Plymouth's Defences*, F W Woodward, Ivybridge, pp. 13-14 ISBN 0-9516393-0-7 1. ["Maker Heights Barracks Block, Maker-with-Rame - Cornwall"](https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/50036). *historicengland.org.uk*. Historic England. Retrieved 3 April 2022. 1. ["Maker Heights Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery 1/09"](https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/maker-heights-heavy-anti-aircraft-battery-1-09.8948/). *www.derelictplaces.co.uk*. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2022. 1. Picklecombe Fort, www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk 1. ["Top 15 unusual buildings for sale"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130102215934/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/9775390/Top-15-unusual-buildings-for-sale.html). Daily Telegraph. Archived from [the original](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/9775390/Top-15-unusual-buildings-for-sale.html) on 2 January 2013. 1. Tripp, Michael: *PERSISTENCE OF DIFFERENCE: A HISTORY OF CORNISH WRESTLING*, University of Exeter as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2009, Vol I p2-217. 1. Sanders, Lloyd Charles. Vol. 16. p. 377. 1. Laughton, John Knox. Vol. 16. p. 375. 1. Boase, George Clement. Vol. 28. p. 191. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Maker, Cornwall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker%2C_Cornwall) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker%2C_Cornwall?action=history)). 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