Trewellard (from kw, Trewylard, meaning "Gwylard's settlement";
) is a small village on the north coast road between
St Just and
St Ives in
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the
B3306 road which connects
St Ives to the
A30 road. It is situated 7 miles from
Land's End and 7 miles from
Penzance
Penzance ( ; kw, Pennsans) is a town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is about west-southwest of Plymouth and west-southwest of London. Situated ...
. It is in the civil parish of
St Just and the electoral division of
St Just in Penwith.
Trewellard lies within the
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
History and geography
The village is in an area of outstanding natural beauty and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (
SSSI
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
) due to the ancient
tin workings and the penultimate working tin mine in
Cornwall,
Geevor, that closed finally in 1990. Geevor is now a museum and forms part of the World Heritage Site of
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape. Down the lane from Trewellard is
Levant Tin Mine which was the site of a terrible accident in 1919 where 31 men were killed. It has been long since closed and is owned by the
National Trust which operates it as a museum.
Trewellard in recent times
The village has undergone some development in the last 20 years much of which is of late 20th century style and as such differs from the early granite dwellings in the village. In 2004
Penwith District Council designated the centre of the village as a
Conservation area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
. This means that planning permission can be more difficult to obtain and has increased the value of land within the village. The
Methodist Chapel finally closed in 2005 due to declining attendance and an ageing congregation. House prices are now higher than the national average (as at 2006). It currently boasts two restaurants (one a
Meadery), a pub and a garage. There is also a small rural industrial estate.
References
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Villages in Cornwall
Penwith
St Just in Penwith