Whitstone
Coordinates: 50°45′36″N 4°27′32″W / 50.760°N 4.459°W
Whitstone is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is roughly halfway between the towns of Bude and Launceston. The population at the 2011 census was 590.
The earliest mention of the village is in the Domesday Book of 1086, when Whitstone was called 'Witestan', and was held by Ralph from the Count of Mortain. There was 1 furlong of land and half a plough, 1 serf, 12 acres of woodland, 8 cattle, 8 pigs, 40 sheep and 40 goats. The value of the manor was 15 shillings though it had formerly been worth £1 sterling.
In the 19th century, the parish was called Whitstone. There were around 500 villagers, and a Post Office, and the entire parish comprised around 4,000 acres (16 km2). The Bude Canal passed through it.
Froxton Farmhouse (19th century) is a Grade II* listed building. Froxton was also a manor recorded in the Domesday Book when it was held by Thurstan from Judhael of Totnes. There were 3 furlongs of land and land for 3 ploughs. There was half a plough, 4 serfs, 2 smallholders, 50 acres of woodland, 40 acres of underwood, 8 cattle and 12 pigs. The value of the manor was 11 shillings though it had formerly been worth 15 shillings.
Whitstone is situated on the B3254 road, halfway between Bude (a major tourist destination) and Launceston (a former capital of Cornwall). Whitstone is around three miles (5 km) from the coast, at Widemouth and surrounded by rolling hills and fields. From the higher points of the village, you can see as far as Dartmoor (to the east) and Bodmin Moor (to the south). Down a minor road, from the B3254, is the entrance to Whitstone Woods, which reaches over to Week St Mary, and includes a river that creates the border to Whitstone parish and is a tributary for the larger river that runs through Bude, the River Neet. In the village, Launceston and Bude are both 9 miles away.
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