Trelawny, Pelynt to Norman times when it was held by Rainald de Vautort. It later passed in turn to the Cardinans, the Chapernouns and the Bonvilles. In 1554 the estate was confiscated from Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, the father of Lady Jane Grey and sold in 1600 to Sir Jonathan Trelawny. It then passed down in the Trelawny and Salusbury-Trelawny families for several generations, many of whom were MPs for the local pocket constituencies of East and West Looe, Sheriffs of Cornwall and Lord-lieutenants of the county. Since John Trelawny, son of the original purchaser, who was created a baronet in
Petroc Trelawny was detained until a court sat to decide the outcome. He was released after a few days. In 2014, on the news that the Cornish were to be recognised as a national minority, Trelawny wrote in the "Daily Telegraph": "Abroad, when I explain where I am from, the inevitable response is: 'So you are English.' 'No,' I reply, 'Cornish.' I’ll accept British, or European, but being described as English is something that rankles with most Cornishmen." Petroc Trelawny James Edward Petroc Trelawny (born 27 May 1971) is a British classical music radio and television broadcaster, who joined BBC Radio 3