Towns & cities · South West England
St Mawgan
St Mawgan — village in Cornwall, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Quintrell Downs · 6.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit St Mawgan, the nearest railway station is Quintrell Downs, located 6.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TR8 4DT. Entry to the town is free.
About
St Mawgan is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cornwall, England". Coordinates: 50.4550°, -4.9980°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Mawgan or St Mawgan in Pydar (Cornish: Lannhernow) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The population of this parish at the 2011 census was 1,307. The village is situated four miles northeast of Newquay, and the parish also includes the hamlet of Mawgan Porth. The surviving manor house known as Lanherne House is an early 16th-century grade I listed building. The nearby Royal Air Force station, RAF St Mawgan, takes its name from the village and is next to Newquay Cornwall Airport. The River Menalhyl runs through St Mawgan village and the valley is known as The Vale of Lanherne. It was the subject of a poem by poet Henry Sewell Stokes.
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Background
History
There is evidence of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements, though the village history proper is considered to start from the arrival of the Welsh missionary St Mawgan (or Meugan) and his followers in the 6th century when they set up a monastery and the first church. The church was replaced by a Saxon church in the 11th century, which was in its turn replaced in the 11 and 12th centuries by the current parish church. Further memorials of the Arundells survive in the nearby St Columba's Church, St Columb Major.
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- Coordinates
- 50.4550, -4.9980
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Mawgan-in-Pydar
- Postcode
- TR8 4DT
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
- Nearest railway station
- Quintrell Downs — 6.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q950800 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mawgan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Mawgan Church - geograph.org.uk - 170465.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mawgan?
- St Mawgan is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR8 4DT), in the parish of Mawgan-in-Pydar.
- What is St Mawgan?
- St Mawgan — village in Cornwall, England.
- How do I get to St Mawgan?
- The nearest railway station is Quintrell Downs, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode TR8 4DT.
- Is St Mawgan a protected site?
- Yes — St Mawgan is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Mawgan free to visit?
- Yes, St Mawgan is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Mawgan?
- The nearest railway station is Quintrell Downs, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR8 4DT.