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Trelissick Garden is a garden in the ownership of the National Trust at Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Trelissick Garden lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.ToponymyTrelissick Garden . Trelissick, first recorded in 1275, means Leidic's farm) Trelissick in the parish of St Ewe has the same derivation but Trelissick in St Erth and Trelissick in Sithney have a different one .LocationTrelissick Garden is located on the B3289 road, just west of King Harry Ferry at Feock, near Truro, Cornwall. It overlooks the estuary known as Carrick Roads.HistoryThe garden has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1955 when it was donated by Ida Copeland following the death of her son Geoffrey. A stained glass memorial bearing the Copeland Crest remains to this effect in Feock parish church. The house and garden had formerly been owned and developed by the Daniell family, which had made its fortune in the 18th Century Cornish copper mining industry.