Colan ( kw, Kolan) is a village and
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 authority ...
in mid-
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. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) east of
Newquay
Newquay ( ; kw, Tewynblustri) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, in the south west of England. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries, spaceport and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of ...
. The electoral ward is called Colan and Mawgan. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,256
The hamlets of
Bosoughan,
Chapel
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,
Gwills,
Kestle Mill
Kestle and Kestle Mill are hamlets in Cornwall, England. They are situated south of Quintrell Downs; Kestle Mill is on the A3058 main road.Ordnance Survey ''Landranger 200; Newquay, Bodmin & surrounding areas, 1:50 000''. 1988
It is mostly in the ...
,
Lane
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,
Mountjoy,
Quintrell Downs
Quintrell Downs is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, close to Newquay, at the junction of the A392 and A3058 roads.Ordnance Survey ''Landranger 200; Newquay, Bodmin & surrounding area, 1:50 000''. 1988 It is named after the surroundi ...
,
Trebarber
Trebarber or Trebarver is a hamlet situated off the A3059, just south of RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a Historic counties of England, historic county and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South ...
and
Trencreek
Trencreek is a hamlet in the parish of Jacobstow, north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Colan
Trencreek is also a hamlet in the parish of Colan, mid Cornwall.
Newquay
Trencreek is also a suburb of Newquay, Cornwall, England
Engla ...
are in the parish.
The Fir Hill, and Firhill Woods near
Nanswhyden, contains the ruins of
Fir Hill Manor
Fir Hill Manor is a manor house near Colan, mid-Cornwall, England, dating from the 1850s. In 1994, it was the subject of a BBC Bristol documentary, which tells the story of former Newquay policeman Derek Fowkes as he searches for absentee la ...
.
Colan Church
Colan Church also known as St Colan Church is a 13th-century church in Colan, mid-Cornwall, UK. Dedicated to St Colanus, it became a Grade I listed building in 1967. The vicars of St Columb Minor have served the church since the middle of the 2 ...
dates to the thirteenth century.
[Dunkin, E. (1882) ''Monumental Brasses''. London: Spottiswoode]
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Villages in Cornwall
Civil parishes in Cornwall
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