Editing Flushing, Cornwall (section)

==History==
[[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] intended to build a castle on Trefusis Point, to accompany those built at [[Pendennis Castle|Pendennis]] and [[St Mawes Castle|St. Mawes]], but due to the expensive wars was unable to finance it.

The village was founded before 1653 (Calendar of State Papers Domestic Interregnum, 1653–1654 of proceedings on July 16, 1653). There is disagreement about whether there are any houses of the late 17th century extant.<ref>Clonmore and Clinton House are said to be 17th century by Nikolaus Pevsner, but he quotes the opinion of Lady Redwood that they are 18th. 22 Treyew Road and New Quay House are also of architectural interest according to her. —Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed., revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 69, 69n</ref>  Nankersey, meaning ''valley of the reed swamp'' was, and continued to be, a separate dwelling on the road into the village of Flushing. The village was given its name by Dutch engineers, probably directed by Cornelius Vermuyden the elder, who built the two main quays in the village. The grand houses on St Peter's Hill, the road that leads into the village, were owned by captains of the [[Post Office Packet Service|packet ships (mail-boats)]] that docked in nearby Falmouth.<ref name=GENUKI>{{cite web |title=GENUKI website; Flushing |url= http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Flushing/index.html |access-date=26 July 2010}}</ref>

[[James Silk Buckingham]] (1786–1855) spent his childhood here and writes that most of the packet captains and officers, and their families, as well as the crews, lived in the village. Dinners, balls and evening parties were held most evenings at some of the captains' houses and there were dances for the sailors at the more humble places. Much of it paid for by [[prize money]] and the profits from the contraband carried by the packet ships.{{#tag:ref|The packet ships were not subject to searches by [[HM Customs]] and [[HM Excise]], and therefore officers and crew were able to smuggle items for sale.|group=a}}<ref name="cman212">{{cite news |title=The Flushing Boy Who Became a Great Traveller |work=The Cornishman |issue=212 |date=3 August 1882 |page=6}}</ref>

In the 19th and 20th centuries, the village's economy mainly relied upon fishing, the two farms and former manors of '''Trefusis'''; the original seat of the [[Trefusis (surname)|Trefusis family]], [[Baron Clinton|Barons Clinton]] since 1791 and [[Tregew]], together with [[Falmouth Docks]].<ref>[[John Lambrick Vivian|Vivian, J. L.]], ''The Visitations of Cornwall: comprising the [[Heraldic visitations|Heralds' Visitations]] of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J.L. Vivian'', Exeter, 1887, pedigree of "Trefusis of Trefusis", [http://ukga.org/england/Cornwall/visitations/p463.html pp. 463–8] ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051534/http://ukga.org/england/Cornwall/visitations/p463.html |date=4 March 2016 }}).</ref> Wheal Clinton lead mine started in 1854 and an engine shaft was sunk to {{Convert|33|fathom}}. There was not enough ore to make a profit and the mine was wound up in 1858.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Mineral Resources of Falmouth |work=The Cornishman |issue=429 |date=30 September 1886 |page=7}}</ref> There was also briefly a copper mine on Jericho beach, but extracting the copper proved commercially unviable.

Flushing is principally a commuter village for the nearby towns of Penryn, Falmouth and Truro, although some commercial fishing vessels are still based in the village. There are also several [[Bed and breakfast|B&Bs]] to cater for tourists; many houses in the village now lie unoccupied for most of the year as they are used as holiday homes.