What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: Willance's Leap
Robert Willance was a Cornish tin miner who gained historical note for his daring escape by jumping into the sea to evade capture during an 18th-century mining dispute, an event remembered as "Willance's Leap."
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Photo: Paul Buckingham on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0