Treverva is a small village at the west of the civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 of Mabe

Mabe, Cornwall

Mabe is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated one mile west of Penryn....

 in Cornwall

Cornwall

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, England

England

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, UK.
It lies on the road between Mabe village and Constantine village

Constantine, Kerrier

Constantine is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles west-southwest of Falmouth....

, immediately west of Lamanva. It overlooks the Argal Reservoir and the village of Church Mabe.

It has a village hall and a Methodist Chapel.

The writer Alfred Gissing

Alfred Gissing

Alfred Charles Gissing , was an English writer and headmaster, the son of George Gissing.-Childhood and education:...

,(1896-1975), son of George Gissing

George Gissing

George Robert Gissing was an English novelist who published twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. From his early naturalistic works, he developed into one of the most accomplished realists of the late-Victorian era.-Early life:...

 was fostered by Mr & Mrs Smith, of Treverva Farm from 1902 until he left school.

Treverva is the birthplace of the Treverva Male Voice Choir, formed in 1936 by Edgar S. Kessell MBE. The choir itself was originally 24 members strong, mostly Treverva men at that time, and is still very active today. Edgar Kessell was the first conductor of the choir, from 1936 until his retirement from ill health in 1979. In 1976, a Westward TV documentary was made entitled Places where they sing, which featured members of the choir talking about their love of singing under a general narration by Edgar Kessell.