Mousehole, along with Marazion, was until the 16th century one of the
principal ports of Mount's Bay. Before its decline as a major commercial
centre, Mousehole also had a number of fairs and markets, including the charter
for a market on Tuesdays, with a fair for three days at the festival of St
Barnabas, granted to Henry de Tyes in 1292. Mousehole, like many communities in
Mount's Bay, fell within the authority of the Manor of Alverton; all early
charters, fairs etc. associated with Mousehole are associated with this
manorial estate.
Mousehole, like Penzance, Newlyn, and Paul, was destroyed in the 1595 raid
