Borough Boundary Stone, West End, Callington, Cornwall
N 50° 30.217 W 004° 19.053
30U E 406566 N 5595456
There are five Boundary Stones around Callington. These stones mark the boundary of the old Borough of Callington. The town was promoted to the status of Parliamentary Borough in 1583 during the time of Queen Elizabeth I
Waymark Code: WM5PPQ
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/31/2009
Views: 6
n the days when Callington was a pocket or rotten Parliamentary Borough electing two MPs, you could not vote in the election unless you owned property within the borough. There are borough boundary stones in Tavistock Rd, Liskeard Rd, Saltash Road, at West End and at Newport.
There are many stories of electoral corruption in Callington's history. The ranks of 50 or so legitimate voters were swelled by so-called Faggot votes. In 1826 one of many inquires into Callington's parliamentary elections declared faggot voting illegal. All this skullduggery came to an end with the 1832 Reform Act and Callington became part of the Eastern Cornwall Division.
The Borough Stone at West End is sited outside the West End Methodist Church. All the stones had Borough and two horizontal lines engraved on them. Sadly the words Borough have weathered away on most stones.
Type of survey mark: Borough Boundary Stone
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
Outside of front of West End Methodist Church, Haye Road, Callington
What property is this mark defining?:
Callington's Old Parliamentary Borough Boundary.
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