The family of Praed were landowners here for many centuries. The early 19th century politician and poet Winthrop Mackworth Praed was a member of the family, though he did not live in Cornwall.
For generations, the Praed family held sway over this land. A notable figure from their lineage was Winthrop Mackworth Praed, a politician and poet of the early 19th century who, however, did not call Cornwall home.