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Altarnun
Altarnun (St Nonna’s Altar) is a village on the northern edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is centred on St Nonna’s Church, which dates mainly from the 15th century and stands beside a stream. The village has long served the surrounding farming area and is known for its association with the writer Daphne du…
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Boconnoc
Boconnoc (dwelling of Conoc) is 3 miles east of Lostwithiel and is home to a parish church and magnificent 18th century house.
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Delabole
Delabole is a village in north Cornwall best known for its slate quarry, one of the largest and oldest working slate quarries in England. The settlement developed around quarrying in the 19th century and later expanded with housing and local services. Delabole includes a primary school, shops, and community facilities, and serves a largely rural…
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Egloshayle
Egloshayle (Eglosheyl) means church on an estuary in Cornish and is a village lying beside the River Camel near Wadebridge
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Goonhavern
Goonhavern (Downs with summer ploughland) developed as a small agricultural settlement serving surrounding farmland in central Cornwall. During the 18th and 19th centuries it also supported nearby mining activity, though it was not itself a major mining centre. It originally had rail connections to both Truro and Newquay that closed in the 1960s. In the…
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Holywell
Holywell is a village to the west of Crantock and is named after the Holy Well in the cliffs that run on the eastern end of the beach. This image shows the iconic Carter’s Rocks that have appeared regularly in TV and film series such as Poldark.
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Illogan
Illogan is a parish in west Cornwall with a history closely linked to tin and copper mining. From the 18th to the 19th century it was part of one of the most productive mining areas in the world, supplying skilled miners who later emigrated overseas. Earlier settlement was agricultural, with scattered farms and small hamlets.…