Porkellis

Porkellis
Porkellis
OS grid reference	SW695335
Shire county	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
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Porkellis is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three and a half miles north east of Helston, and is located in the heart of the old Wendron mining District.

The village consists of a Pub (The Star Inn), a Chapel, Village hall and a Primary School.

The Chapels

Porkellis has two chapels the original was built in 1814, and is Grade II listed. The latter Wesleyan chapel was bigger and built in 1866 along side the older one. It too is Grade II listed. When the latter one was built the original was converted into a schoolroom.^[1] Services now take place in the earlier Trinity Chapel as the state of the Wesleyan chapel is deteriorating.

The village also had a church which was built in the 19th century, this is now the village hall.

Porkellis Moor

This an extensive area of marsh land near the village, which was once used for mining, mainly for tin and a few remains of engine houses and industrial can still been seen here today.

References

^ "Wendron mines and sites". Cornwall & Scilly Historic Environment Service. Retrieved April 06, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[PorkellisChapels-1] "Wendron mines and sites". Cornwall & Scilly Historic Environment Service. Retrieved April 06, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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