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Geographical Links throughout the County of Cornwall

  
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  These pages list most of the towns and villages in Cornwall.
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Wheal Coates Engine House near St Agnes  ST AGNES is an old tin mining village near the north coast between Newquay and St Ives. Many of the older houses were built for the miners by the mining companies.
In the 2001 census the population of St Agnes was 2759.

   		  
  ST AGNES (Isles of Scilly) is the second smallest of the five inhabited islands and the furthest from the English mainland.  
  ST AUSTELL is a town in the centre of the south coast of Cornwall. It is the centre of the china clay industry and probably the most prosperous of the Cornish towns. St Austell is only a few miles from the Eden Project, itself situated in a disused clay pit.
The Holy Trinity Church dates from the 15th Century, the Queen's Head Hotel opposite dates from the 17th Century and the White Hart Hotel on the other side of the church was built as a private residence for Charles Rashleigh (see Charlestown) in the 18th Century. Also alongside the church is the Market House, built for £7,000 in 1844 to replace the smaller one of 1791.
In the 2001 census the population of St Austell was 22,658.

        		 
  ST BLAZEY (holy place on the beach) is a village outside St Austell on the A390 to Liskeard. Only a mile from the Eden Project.
In the 2001 census the population of St Blazey (including Par) was 9,256.		  
  ST BURYAN is situated between Penzance and Land's End. It was used as the main location in the filming of Straw Dogs, with Dustin Hoffman and Susan George, in 1971.  
  ST CLEER is a rural village between Liskeard and Callington. Several ancient stones in the area including Trethevy Quiot and King Doniert's Stone.  
  ST COLUMB MAJOR is a small town on the A39 between Wadebridge and Truro. Famous for it's annual Silver Ball competition. A few miles away is Castle-An-Dinas, one of the largest and best preserved hill forts in Cornwall. It dates from the Iron Age and was probably the settlement of a local chieftain.
In the 2001 census the population of St Columb Major was 3,101. 		 
  ST DAY is an old mining community near Redruth.  
  ST DENNIS (originally Dinas meaning "hill fort") is a clay village between St Austell and Newquay.  
  ST EVAL is a village near Padstow. Originally a World War II fighter airfield.  
  ST GERMANS is in the east of Cornwall near Saltash. The home of the Bishop of St Germans who was originally the only bishop in Cornwall -  
  ST ISSEY a village between Padstow and Wadebridge.  
  ST IVE is a rural village between Liskeard and Callington.  
  ST IVES is the seaside town so well loved by the artistic community. Now home to the Tate Gallery, the Dame Barbara Hepworth Museum and the Bernard Leach Potteries.
In the 2001 census the population of St Ives was 9,866.

     		  
  ST JUST (IN PENWITH) (after the 6th century missionary Justus) is almost as far west as Land's End. Nearby is the only Cape in Cornwall - Cape Cornwall. St. Just is home to a growing colony of painters and craftspeople to rival that of St. Ives and Newlyn.
In the 2001 census the population of St Just was 1,890.		  
  ST JUST-IN-ROSELAND is part of the Roseland peninsula. It has a very picturesque church in the banks of St Just creek which is well worth visiting. Look out for heron, egrets and oystercatchers in the area.  
  ST KEVERNE is on the eastern side of the Lizard peninsula.  
  ST MARTINS (Isles of Scilly) is the north eastern of the inhabited islands. Main export is daffodils.  
  ST MARYS (Isles of Scilly) is the main island of the Scillies and has the only airport. Apart from tourism, the main industry is flowers.  
  ST MAWES stands across the mouth of the River Fal from Falmouth. St Mawes Castle combined with Pendennis Castle on the Falmouth side to defend the great naval harbour of Henry VIII.

    		 
  ST MAWGAN is a small village north east of Newquay. The RAF station at St Mawgan is also the location of Newquay Airport.  
  ST MERRYN is near Padstow and inland from Trevose Head.  
  ST MINVER is north east of Padstow on the other side of the River Camel.  
  ST NEOT is a village on the edge of Bodmin Moor between Liskeard and Bodmin. Carnglaze Slate Caverns are nearby.  
  ST STEPHEN is a village on the A3058 from St Austell to Newquay. Home of Automobilia - Cornwall's Motor Museum.  
  ST TEATH is on the Atlantic Highway (A39) south west of Camelford.  
  ST TUDY is on the edge of Bodmin Moor between Bodmin and Camelford to the west of the B3266.
For local information visit the village website at www.sttudy.org.uk.		  



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