Crowan
Crowan
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 The Church at Crowan | |
| Population | 2,375 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SW645345 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAMBORNE |
| Postcode district | TR14 |
| Dialling code | 01209 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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Crowan (Template:Lang-kw) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 2,375.[1] The village is four miles (6.5 km) south of Camborne. Crowan Churchtown is not the largest settlement: there are villages at Praze-an-Beeble, Nancegollan, Bolitho and Leedstown and a hamlet at Black Rock (on the B3280 road four miles (6.5 km) south of Camborne and five miles (8 km) north of Helston
The River Hayle rises near Crowan and flows through the village. There was formerly a railway line from Helston which met the main line at Gwinear Road (stations were at Praze and Nancegollan).
Notable buildings
The parish church of St Crewenna is entirely of granite, 15th century but much restored in 1872. There are many monuments to members of the St Aubyn family. The three St Aubyn brasses (ca. 1420, ca. 1490 & ca. 1550) are however now at Clowance.[2][3] The Latin name of the saint is first given as Crewanus in 1201 though later forms are in the feminine. In some 18th century documents there is evidence that the parish was called Uni-Crowan and this may be connected to the fact that the parish was in two parts, one in Penwith and one in Kerrier hundred. The Kerrier portion was once a separate chapelry and may have had St Uny as its patron saint.[4]
Clowance House was the seat of the St Aubyns (from 1671 they were baronets but the line ended with Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet in 1839). The parish has many remains of prehistoric times including barrows and stone crosses.[5] The resort of Clowance estate offers swimming, tennis, gym and fitness facilities, a bar and an Italian restaurant.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Cornwall Retrieved 2009-12-23
- ^ Dunkin, E. (1882) Monumental Brasses. London, Spottiswoode
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall, 2nd ed., revised by E. Radcliffe. Penguin Books
- ^ Doble, G. H. (1960) The Saints of Cornwall; part 1. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 97-99
- ^ http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/crowan/html/ancient_crowan.html Ancient Crowan
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