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St Austell Parishes
Four new parishes were created in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom for the St Austell area on 1 April 2009. The parishes are: * St Austell Town Council covering Bethel, Gover, Mount Charles, Poltair and St Austell Bay (Holmbush area); represented by 20 councillors. * Carlyon :For the surname, ''see'' Carlyon (surname) Carlyon ( kw, Karleghyon, meaning ''fort of rock-slabs'') is one of four new civil parishes created on 1 April 2009 for the St Austell area of south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The new parish ... Parish Council covering Carlyon Bay and Tregrehan; represented by 9 councillors. * St Austell Bay Parish Council covering Charlestown, Duporth, Porthpean and Trenarren; represented by 7 councillors. * Pentewan Valley Parish Council covering Tregorrick, Trewhiddle, London Apprentice and Pentewan; represented by 9 councillors. References Cornwall Council websiteGeneral Information on Parish and Town Councils. retrieved May 2010 Civil parishes in Cornw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, with the River Tamar forming the border between them. Cornwall forms the westernmost part of the South West Peninsula of the island of Great Britain. The southwesternmost point is Land's End and the southernmost Lizard Point. Cornwall has a population of and an area of . The county has been administered since 2009 by the unitary authority, Cornwall Council. The ceremonial county of Cornwall also includes the Isles of Scilly, which are administered separately. The administrative centre of Cornwall is Truro, its only city. Cornwall was formerly a Brythonic kingdom and subsequently a royal duchy. It is the cultural and ethnic origin of the Cornish dias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Austell
St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon. St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958. History St Austell was a village centred around the parish church, until the arrival of significant tin mining in the 18th century turned it into a town. St Austell is named after the 6th century Cornish saint, St Austol, a disciple of St Mewan. In a Vatican manuscript there is a 10th-century list of Cornish parish saints. This includes Austoll, which means that the church and village existed at that time, shortly after 900. St Austell is not mentioned in Domesday Book (1086). However A. L. Rowse, in his book ''St. Austell: Church, Town, and Parish'', cites records which show a church was dedicated on 9 October 1262 by Bishop Bronescombe, and other records show a church there in 1169, dedicated to "Sanctus Austolus". The current church dates from the 13t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlyon
:For the surname, ''see'' Carlyon (surname) Carlyon ( kw, Karleghyon, meaning ''fort of rock-slabs'') is one of four new civil parishes created on 1 April 2009 for the St Austell area of south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The new parish is part coastal and part rural in character. It includes the settlements of Carlyon Bay, Garker and Tregrehan Mills and is represented by nine councillors. Carlyon Bay, the principal settlement in the parish, is approximately two miles (3 km) east of St Austell St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon. St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958. History St Austell wa ....Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' References Civil parishes in Cornwall Beaches of Cornwall Populated coastal places in Cornwall {{Restormel-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Austell Bay
St Austell Bay ( kw, Baya Ti war Dreth) is a bay on Cornwall's south coast which is bounded to the east by Gribbin Head and to the west by Black Head. Since 1 April 2009, it has also been the name of a civil parish, one of four new parishes created on for the St Austell area. It lies southeast of the town of St AustellOrdnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' and stretches along the coast from Charlestown in the north to Black Head in the south. It includes the communities of Charlestown, Duporth, Porthpean ( Higher and Lower Porthpean Lower Porthpean is a coastal hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is close to Higher Porthpean Higher Porthpean is a village south of Duporth and contiguous with Lower Porthpean in Cornwall, England. It has a small church, dedicated to St L ...) and Trenarren and is represented by seven councillors. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentewan Valley
Pentewan Valley is one of four new civil parishes created on 1 April 2009 for the St Austell district of mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population including Gracca, Lavalsa Meor, London Apprentice and Lower Porthpean Lower Porthpean is a coastal hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is close to Higher Porthpean Higher Porthpean is a village south of Duporth and contiguous with Lower Porthpean in Cornwall, England. It has a small church, dedicated to St L ... at the 2011 Census was 826. The new parish is the largest of the four by area and is rural in character. It includes the settlements of Trewhiddle, London Apprentice and Pentewan and is represented by nine councillors. Pentewan, the coastal village from which the new parish derives its name, is approximately three miles (5 km) south of St Austell.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' The name Pentewan Valley also applies to the valley of the St Austell River betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Cornwall
A civil parishes in England, civil parish is a country subdivision, forming the lowest unit of local government in England, local government in England. There are 218 civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, which includes the Isles of Scilly. The county is effectively parished in its entirety; only the unpopulated Wolf Rock, Cornwall, Wolf Rock is unparished. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, there were 501,267 people living in the current parishes, accounting for the whole of the county's population. The final unparished areas of mainland Cornwall, around St Austell, were parished on 1 April 2009 to coincide with the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, structural changes to local government in England. Population sizes within the county vary considerably, Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth is the most populous with a population of 26,767, recorded in 2011, and St Michael's Mount the least with 29 residents. The county is governed by two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
