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Pentire, Cornwall
Pentire ( kw, Pentir, meaning ''promontory'') is a farm near St Eval in 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. On the coast nearby is Pentire Steps. It should not be confused with Pentire, a western suburb of Newquay (grid ref. SW7961). See also * List of farms in Cornwall References Farms in Cornwall {{Cornwall-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall Council
Cornwall Council ( kw, Konsel Kernow) is the unitary authority for Cornwall in the United Kingdom, not including the Isles of Scilly, which has its own unitary council. The council, and its predecessor Cornwall County Council, has a tradition of large groups of independent councillors, having been controlled by independents in the 1970s and 1980s. Since the 2021 elections, it has been under the control of the Conservative Party. Cornwall Council provides a wide range of services to the approximately half a million people who live in Cornwall. In 2014 it had an annual budget of more than £1 billion and was the biggest employer in Cornwall with a staff of 12,429 salaried workers. It is responsible for services including: schools, social services, rubbish collection, roads, planning and more. History Establishment of the unitary authority On 5 December 2007, the Government confirmed that Cornwall was one of five councils that would move to unitary status. This was enacted by st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, with the River Tamar forming the border between them. Cornwall forms the westernmost part of the South West Peninsula of the island of Great Britain. The southwesternmost point is Land's End and the southernmost Lizard Point. Cornwall has a population of and an area of . The county has been administered since 2009 by the unitary authority, Cornwall Council. The ceremonial county of Cornwall also includes the Isles of Scilly, which are administered separately. The administrative centre of Cornwall is Truro, its only city. Cornwall was formerly a Brythonic kingdom and subsequently a royal duchy. It is the cultural and ethnic origin of the Cornish dias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Eval
St Eval ( kw, S. Uvel) is a civil parish and hamlet in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is about four miles (6.5 km) southwest of Padstow. The parish population at the 2011 census was 960. Much of the village land was acquired by compulsory purchase in 1938 to build an RAF Coastal Command Station, RAF St Eval. Many buildings were demolished leaving only the Norman church, the Vicarage, and Trevisker Farm. These buildings were effectively surrounded by RAF activity, and during World War II were taken over for RAF use, with the church tower used as an observation post and navigation mark. The parish incorporates the southern part of Porthcothan and the hamlets of Engollan and Treburrick. Parish church In early times St Eval lay within the episcopal fief and peculiar deanery of Pawton. In 1297 the benefice was appropriated to the Dean and Chapter of Exeter; in 1312 the Dean and Chapter were in dispute with the vicar about the repair of the chancel. This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Farms In Cornwall
This is a list of farms in Cornwall. Cornwall is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom. Farms in Cornwall * Arrallas * Bodanna * Bodgate * Bodrean * Carn Arthen * Carnebone * Churchtown Farm * Cornish Cyder Farm * Crossgate, Cornwall * Dannonchapel * Dizzard * Duchy Farm * Froxton * Great Bosullow * Halton Barton * Hay, Cornwall * Haye * Hendra, Cornwall – the name of seven hamlets in Cornwall * Hendraburnick * Higher Menadew * Lanjew * Lantuel * Lezerea * Lower Croan * Mayon, Cornwall * Menherion * Nanceddan * New Downs – near Camborne in Cornwall, England, UK. * Penpoll * Pentire, Cornwall * Polgear * Porthmeor * Rescassa * Rosevine * Tregidden * Tregolls * Tregullon * Trengale * Trenoon * Tresawson * Treveal * Trevilder * Trevilla * Trevowhan * Troswell * West Curry File:St Teath, Dannonchapel - geograph.org.uk - 934329.jpg, Dannonchapel File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
