'Battle of Trevalga' ends with Cornish estate's sale to property giant | Cornwall
Real estate group reassures residents of medieval parish they will not be evicted from their homes
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Real estate group reassures residents of medieval parish they will not be evicted from their homes
Locals who fear eviction from one of Britain's last coastal communities unsullied by second homes have said they are fighting off a potential buyer - darts boss Barry Hearn (pictured).
Villagers facing eviction from Cornwall's Trevalga estate have vowed to continue their war with a top public school which is seeking to sell off the hamlet for £15.75 million.
Residents living in a historic Cornish hamlet are waging the 'Battle of Trevalga' against Marlborough College after the village was put up for sale for £15.75m using an archaic Royal clause
Trevalga estate was put in trust in 1950s to preserve its future but trustees believe it can be sold because of archaic ‘royal lives clause’