Penpol Creek is a tidal creek which is a tributary of the
River Fowey in
Cornwall
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,
England
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UK. It lies between the parishes of
St Veep and
Lanteglos-by-Fowey
Lanteglos (Old kw, Nant Eglos, meaning ''church valley'') is a coastal civil parish in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the east side of the tidal estuary of the River Fowey which separates it from the town and civil parish of ...
. The tidal limit is at the bridge at lower Penpol.
[Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' ] Penpol Mill is mentioned in 1591 and it was rebuilt in 1794, today it is abandoned. The bridge was built in 1867, replacing a tidal ford.
Above the bridge the river becomes ''Trebant Water''.
References
Rivers of Cornwall
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