[5] Before 1284 Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, gave the church of Wendron, with its chapels, to Rewley Abbey near Oxford.

At Bodilly was a chapel of St Henry the Hermit (died 1120, feast day on 16 January).

Arthur Langdon (1896) recorded the existence of seven stone crosses in the parish, including two at Merther Uny.

--"The cross occupies its original site, near the south side of the entrance to the old churchyard, and stands on a base ...

The cross has some very curious ornament, and in many points resembles that at Roche ..."[11] There were Wesleyan Methodist chapels at Edgcumbe, Menhay, Penmarth, Porkellis, Burrows, Coverack Bridges, Degibna, Gweek and Crelly.

The villages of Wendron Churchtown, Coverack Bridges, Lower Town, Trewennack, Gweek, Edgecumb, Menhay and Four Lanes were in the historic parish.

The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site is partly in Wendron parish.

Mengern Mine employed eighteen underground, around twelve on the surface dressing floors, and sold on average three tons of tin per month.

It was reported in March 1883 that the mine was producing excellent copper-ore and tin is expected below the copper, in the eastern part of the old Trumpet Consol sett.

East Lovell was in debt to the tune of £5,100 and there was a proposal to sell the pumping engine and stamps, which were valued at £500.

The fourth mine, The Lovell was drained by a water wheel in the Ninnis Valley with was said to be economical.

[23] John Pearce (1859[24]-1896), from Wendron and known as "Jack", was the champion of Cornwall in 1887 and held the title for 6 years.