6 2 ▁Thomas ▁Lewis ▁of ▁St . ▁Pierre , ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁man or , ▁granted ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁mine ▁iron ▁in ▁the ▁man or ▁to ▁Henry ▁Rum sey . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁in ▁decl ine . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁parish , ▁which ▁includes ▁Sud bro ok , ▁fell ▁from ▁ 2 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 7 5 . ▁ ▁However , ▁it ▁expanded ▁rapidly ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁as ▁housing ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁workers ▁on ▁the ▁Se vern ▁T unnel ▁and ▁with ▁industrial ▁development ▁at ▁nearby ▁C ald ic ot . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁some ▁ 9 0 0 , ▁stead ily ▁rising ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁lost ▁its ▁railway ▁station ▁( on ▁the ▁New port ▁to ▁Gl ouc ester ▁line ) ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁under ▁the ▁Be ech ing ▁A xe ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Black ▁Rock ▁ ▁Black ▁Rock , ▁on ▁the ▁Se vern ▁est u ary ▁immediately ▁south ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁important ▁crossing ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Se vern ▁for ▁many ▁centuries . ▁N umer ous ▁co ins ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁mud ▁show ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁constant ▁use ▁throughout ▁the ▁Roman ▁period , ▁on