Anderton is a settlement in south-east
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 ...
, England, United Kingdom, located at . There are also places called Anderton in the parishes of
Launcells
Launcells ( kw, Lannseles) is a hamlet and civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located east of Bude.
Within the civil parish are the hamlets of Launcells Cross, Red Post, Grimscott, and Buttsbear Cross. In 20 ...
and
St Juliot. This Anderton is according to the Post Office at the 2011 Census included in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Maker-with-Rame
Maker-with-Rame ( kw, Magor a-berth Hordh) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Rame Peninsula, approximately four miles (6.5 km) south of Saltash and two miles (3 km) west of Plymouth.
The paris ...
.
Anderton is part of
Millbrook, a village on the
Rame Peninsula
The Rame Peninsula ( kw, Gorenys an Ros) is a peninsula in south-east Cornwall. The peninsula is surrounded by the English Channel to the south, Plymouth Sound to the east, the Hamoaze to the northeast and the estuary of the River Lynher to ...
. It is situated beside the tidal portion of Millbrook Lake on the
Tamar estuary opposite
Plymouth.
[Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' ]
Captain Charles Bampfield Yule RN, explorer and author of the
Admiralty
Admiralty most often refers to:
*Admiralty, Hong Kong
*Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964
*The rank of admiral
*Admiralty law
Admiralty can also refer to:
Buildings
* Admiralty, Traf ...
''Australia Directory,'' died in Anderton in 1878.
References
Villages in Cornwall
Populated coastal places in Cornwall
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