Trevemper is a hamlet to the south of

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, United Kingdom, on the west bank of the

River Gannel The River Gannel ( kw, Dowr Gwyles, meaning ''lovage river'') rises in the village of Indian Queens in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It flows north under Trevemper Bridge and becomes a tidal estuary, the Gannel ( kw, An Ganel, meaning ...

at the rivers

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. Coal was shipped from

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to the River Gannel and unloaded at Trevemper and Penpol Creek during the 18th century, and transported to the

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Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ...

. Trevemper Bridge crosses the River Gannel, and was built in the early 19th century to replace the old

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bridge, first mentioned in 1613, which may date back to the 16th century.

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have registered the bridge as a

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building and an

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. Two arches were washed away by storm-water in 1839 and the bridge was consequently repaired with only one arch. It was closed to traffic in 1939 after a larger bridge had been built nearby in 1925, which carries the A3075 Trevemper to

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, Blackwater. Nearby is another ancient monument, Trevemper Mill.

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