Brief History of Barcelona Forge
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• The area now known as Barcelona was part of the Domesday manor of Trelawne.
• 1637 - reference to an Andrew Dyer having built at his own cost a dwelling-house and blacksmith's shop at Trelawne Cross.
• c1740 - first mention of name 'Barcelona', possibly in memory of a son of Bishop Sir Jonathan Trelawny, drowned whilst returning from Spain.
• 1740 - 1881 - Barcelona is the home of the Jago family, blacksmiths.