The district of Meneage includes all that part of Cornwall which lies south of Helston and of the Helford River. All the parishes within this area are said to be in Meneage although no such division was ever recognised for any civil, legal or ecclesiastical purpose. Menek or Meneage is certainly a very remarkable district in many respects, and its geological structure is very peculiar. It consists of a moderately elevated tableland, deeply scarfed on the edges by romantic Valleys, and was richly wooded except at the southern extremity. The tableland itself varies much in aspect in different parts. Goonhilly Downs is remarkable for its extreme barenness, and Crousa Downs is distinguished by the immense number of rough lumps of gabbro rock which covers hundreds of acres of its surface.
The rocks of this coast are remarkably varied in character, in general dark coloured and fine grain. In many parts they are almost polished by the waves, and everywhere they are worn into fanstastic and beautiful forms. The beautiful Cornish heath, the sea asparagus, the henbane and many other rare plants grow abundantly in the Lizard distriact which are scarcely known elsewhere in Cornwall.

A volunteer project where individuals take on the task of transcribing records and making them freely available online or providing lookups from the same records for a nominated parish or parishes. Although most of the parishes are covered in Cornwall, there are still many that need a volunteer to look after them. If you are interested in assisting with this project, please click on the OPC logo to the right or use the link to the left to access the main Cornwall OPC page, where you can see which parishes are still available and can use the link to contact Paul Brewer the overall co-ordinator for the Cornish project. Many of the Meneage Area Parishes are represented by OPC's and visiting the respective parish page will enable to contact these volunteer's direct for assistance (please remember to thank them for any help they give, as they do give there time freely), if you cannot find the information you are seeking on this site. We are still looking for volunteers to take on the role of OPC for Landewednack, Ruan Major and Ruan Minor