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.
The Praed clan were proprietors of this region for many centuries. The early 19th-century politician and poet Winthrop Mackworth Praed was a member of the family, although he did not reside in Cornwall.