Christine North provides a fascinating insight into the history of Trewarthenick mansion and the resident Gregor family. Trewarthenick, the home of the Gregor family for nearly 400 years, lies on the north bank of the river Fal, in the tiny parish of Cornelly, near what used to be the rotten borough of Tregony. It is about seven miles from Truro and the same distance from the south coast of Cornwall. It was acquired in 1640 by John Gregor, a successful Truro merchant who paid £2600 for ‘the manor and barton of Trewarthenick’. He received also ‘all deeds, charters, counterpart leases and muniments whatever, which concern the said manor and premises...’ to support his title. This precious bundle of evidence, twenty-four deeds dating from the fifteenth century to the date of purchase, has survived, and indicates the existence of a dwelling since the middle ages. Its Cornish name [‘Gwethenek’s farm’] however, suggests a much earlier settlement.