GODOLPHIN, a hamlet in the parish of BREAGE,
hundred of KERRIER, county of CORNWALL, 5 miles
(N. W. by W.) from Helston. It was anciently called
Godolcan, and has been long celebrated for its tin mines;
it gave name to the family of Godolphin, who were its
lords hi the time of William the Conqueror. Sir Francis
Godolphin, by his perseverance and success in mining,
increased the customs more than £10,000 per annum
in the reign of Elizabeth. Sidney, son of Sir William
Godolphin, Bart., a distinguished statesman, was created
Baron Godolphin of Rialton, in 1689, which title is now
extinct.