The Basset family at Tehidy

The name of the Basset family is firmly associated with the manor house in Tehidy, just to the south east of Portreath, on the north Cornwall coast. Land here has been associated with the family since Norman times: the house was sold in 1919, and it and the immediate area around it is now private. But much of the former parkland that surrounds it is open to the public - see details here.

A substantial house was first built on the site in 1734, by John Pendarves Basset, and though the family enjoyed much wealth and influence over the next 280 years, their personal-lives were not always happy. Follow the story of the Basset family for almost three centuries by clicking the button below, and see some of the many buildings that the family financed in the local area around Tehidy.

Interactive Basset Family Tree