Born on April 9, 1870, Frederick William Densham, later Reverend Densham, Rector of St. Bartholomew’s Warleggan, lived a life that was defined by this role. Ever since, the village has been inextricably linked with both the truth and legend of his 20-year incumbency. The village of Warleggan was, for many years, considered the most remote village in Cornwall. Isolated on the lower edge of the ancient Bodmin Moor, little was ever written of Warleggan prior to Reverend Densham’s arrival. Rural, distant, and prone to extreme weather, the position and its…
