Camelford Station
Slaughterbridge ( kw, Tre war Ponshal), Treague and Camelford Station ( kw, Gorsav Reskammel) are three adjoining settlements in north Cornwall, England. They straddle the boundary of Forrabury and Minster and Lanteglos by Camelford civil parishes just over a mile (2 km) north-west of the market town of Camelford. The settlements are on the B3314 road from the A39 to Delabole (now part of a busy route from the A30 near Launceston to north Cornwall).Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' Description and history At Slaughterbridge the B3314 road drops dramatically into the valley of the River Camel, describing a steeply graded 'S' bend and narrowing over the eponymous single-track bridge over the river. Slaughterbridge takes its name from 'slohtre' the Old English word for 'marsh' rather than a reference to killing. There is no evidence for battles fought here (see Gafulford for details). Worthyvale Manor (mentioned in the Domesday Bo ...
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