Editing Tintagel (section)

==Notable people==
The Earls and Dukes of Cornwall (to whom the castle belonged) were never resident at Tintagel though a few of them are known to have visited. From 1552 to 1832, Tintagel was a parliamentary borough (generally known as the Borough of Bossiney) sending two members to the House of Commons; these included Sir [[Francis Drake]], Sir [[Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt|Simon Harcourt]] and [[James Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Wharncliffe]]. During the same period, there were also mayors of the borough of whom the best known is William Wade ([[floruit|fl.]] 1756–1786). Contemporaries of Mayor Wade were the Rev. Arthur Wade (vicar 1770–1810) and Charles Chilcott (d. 1815) (known for his gigantic stature).<ref>Hone's ''Everyday Book''</ref><ref>Taylor, William. ''History of Tintagel''.</ref> The Rev. R. B. Kinsman (vicar 1851–1894) was also honorary constable of the castle.<ref>In the hope of raising some money for the family of [[Edward Budge]], the Rev. R. B. Kinsman, the vicar of Tintagel, published, in 1866, a collection of ''Posthumous Gleanings'' from Budge's study and from the essays which he had contributed to the ''[[Saturday Review (London)|Saturday Review]]''.</ref>

During the 19th century, Tintagel was visited by many writers, including [[Robert Stephen Hawker]], [[Charles Dickens]], [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Alfred Tennyson]], [[Thomas Hardy]], and the mystic philosopher [[Rudolf Steiner]].<ref>Paull, John (2012) [http://orgprints.org/22492/17/22492.pdf "Tintagel: In the footsteps of Rudolf Steiner"], ''Journal of Bio-Dynamics Tasmania'', 107 (Spring):11–15.</ref> It was also the occasional residence of John Douglas Cook, founder editor of the ''[[Saturday Review (London)|Saturday Review]]'' (d. 1868) who is buried at Tintagel. He bought Trevena House as an occasional residence: it later became the front part of King Arthur's Hall (see {{section link|||Archaeology and architecture}}).

Henry George White, the village schoolmaster for many years, was also a prolific amateur painter.<ref>Dyer (2005).</ref> The Very Rev. [[Cliff Piper]], Dean of [[Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness|Moray, Ross and Caithness]] was born at Tintagel.