Welcome to Sithney Parish
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The parish lies about three miles north west of the town of Helston in a mainly agricultural area. In the 19th century there were at least eight tin mines in the area, none of which are working today. There are ruins of an old farmhouse Plane-an-Gwary, meaning 'Place of Plays'. Here Cornish Miracle plays were acted in mediaeval times, and later Cornish wrestlers were seen here on feast and fair days. The principal hamlets are the Churchtown, St Johns, Penrose, Mellangoose, Lower Prospidnick, Dowga, Sithney Common, Sithney Green, Coverack Bridges, Crowntown, Lowertown, Chyreen, and Lower Tregadjack. (Porthleven which was originally part of this parish, became a separate parish in 1844) In 1881 the population of the parish was 3561, in 1991 it was 710.