Charles Causley is a Cornish Poet whose family lived in Trusham so he spent a lot of time here. His poem 'Trusham' is inscribed on slate and is on the bus stop (only used for school buses now) in the Square at the centre of the village.
Information about Charles Causley's relatives can be found in an attachment. Many of them are buried in St Michael's churchyard and his father is named on the Village War Memorial.