Roseland Peninsula

[2] In 1584 map maker John Norden wrote, 'The peninsula is called by the pretty name of Roseland, being derived from Rhos, the Celtic word for heath or gorse.'

Lake's Parochial History of the County of Cornwall (1870) includes Revd John Whitaker’s discussion of the Roseland when dealing with Philleigh parish.

Two fields were tithable in common between Ruanlanihorne and Philleigh (Higher and Lower Congier) which he claims proves the two parishes were once one.

According to Hals (in Lake's Parochial History) St Just in Roseland was rated under the jurisdiction of Eglos-rôs (Philleigh) in the Domesday Book.

At the time, police believed that her random and apparently motiveless killing might be linked to the murder of 14-year-old Kate Bushell in another rural lane in Exeter one year previously.

An unknown man had been seen talking to Bryant by Ruan Methodist Church that afternoon, only minutes before she was murdered only 100 yards (91 meters) away.

Earlier in the day a different man with a full beard in a small white van (who was apparently not local) had also been seen following her in her car.

[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Channel 4's 1992 series The Camomile Lawn, adapted from Mary Wesley's novel, was shot at the National Trust property Broom Parc on the Roseland Peninsula.