LADOCK, a parish in the eastern division of the
hundred of POWDER, county of CORNWALL, 4 miles
(N. W.) from Grampound, containing 806 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Cornwall,
and diocese of Exeter, rated in the king's books at £18.
Lord and Lady Grenville were patrons in 1814. The
church is dedicated to St. Ladoca. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyan Methodists. The small village of
Pessick,.in this parish, is remarkable for the picturesque
beauty of its situation. The Rev. John Elliott, in
1763, left £5 a year for teaching children.