Treverbyn
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Treverbyn is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall
, United Kingdom
.
The church of St Peter is modern as the medieval chapel was closed at the time of the Reformation. The parish was formed from part of St Austell
parish in 1847. Treverbyn parish includes the villages of Treverbyn, Stenalees, Penwithick
, Bugle
(the largest of these), Rescorla
, Kerrow Moor, Carthew, Ruddlemoor, Bowling Green
, Resugga Green
, Scredda (50.35°N 4.79°W) and parts of Trethurgy
.
The manor of Tewington was one of the 17 Antiqua maneria
of the Duchy of Cornwall. The area was once the site of tin and copper mines but during the 19th century extensive china clay works were established including one of the largest at Carclaze. Hensbarrow Beacon
near Stenalees is the highest point of the St Austell Downs. There is a railway station at Bugle
.
The Wheal Martyn Museum is near Ruddlemoor. The nearby land forms the Wheal Martyn SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest
), noted for its examples of granite
. Also within the parish is Carn Grey Rock and Quarry SSSI, again noted for its geology
.
announced Baal Pit and West Carclaze would be the locations for up to 2,000 new eco-homes. The project is estimated to cost £9 million pounds. The Baal pit was used in the 1971 Doctor Who
episode Colony in Space
featuring Jon Pertwee
. The quarry was used to depict the surface of planet Uxarieus.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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The church of St Peter is modern as the medieval chapel was closed at the time of the Reformation. The parish was formed from part of St Austell
St Austell
St Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...
parish in 1847. Treverbyn parish includes the villages of Treverbyn, Stenalees, Penwithick
Penwithick
Penwithick or Penwithick Stents is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated 2½ miles north of St Austell in the civil parish of Treverbyn in the 'clay country' area of china clay quarrying....
, Bugle
Bugle, Cornwall
Bugle is a village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of Treverbyn and is situated about five miles north of St Austell on the A391 road....
(the largest of these), Rescorla
Rescorla, Cornwall
Rescorla is a small village in mid-Cornwall, near St Austell, in the heart of the Clay Country, Cornwall’s china clay mining district. It belongs to the parish of Treverbyn and is part of a close-knit network of villages that also includes Penwithick, Bugle, Rosevear, Bowling Green, Treverbyn,...
, Kerrow Moor, Carthew, Ruddlemoor, Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Cornwall
Bowling Green is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It it located 4 miles north of St Austell, within the civil parish of Treverbyn....
, Resugga Green
Resugga Green
Resugga Green is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is half a mile north of Penwithick Stents near St Austell....
, Scredda (50.35°N 4.79°W) and parts of Trethurgy
Trethurgy
Trethurgy is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is about two miles northeast of St Austell....
.
The manor of Tewington was one of the 17 Antiqua maneria
Antiqua maneria
The Antiqua maneria were the original 17 manors belonging to the Earldom of Cornwall.After March 1337 these manors passed to the new Duchy of Cornwall which was created by King Edward III to give financial support to his son Edward, the Black Prince .The table below shows the 17 Antiqua maneria...
of the Duchy of Cornwall. The area was once the site of tin and copper mines but during the 19th century extensive china clay works were established including one of the largest at Carclaze. Hensbarrow Beacon
Hensbarrow Beacon
Hensbarrow Beacon is a hill in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated a mile north-west of Stenalees village at .The natural summit of Hensbarrow Beacon is 312m high and is marked by a trig point. It can be reached by a short walk from the road to the west...
near Stenalees is the highest point of the St Austell Downs. There is a railway station at Bugle
Bugle railway station
Bugle railway station on the Atlantic Coast Line serves the village of Bugle in Cornwall.-History:The first railway here was a horse-worked line from Par Harbour to "near the Bugle Inn" at Molinnis. It was built by Joseph Treffry and opened on 18 May 1847....
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The Wheal Martyn Museum is near Ruddlemoor. The nearby land forms the Wheal Martyn SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
), noted for its examples of granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
. Also within the parish is Carn Grey Rock and Quarry SSSI, again noted for its geology
Geology of Cornwall
The Geology of Cornwall is dominated by its granite backbone, part of the Cornubian batholith, formed during the Variscan orogeny. Around this is an extensive metamorphic aureole formed in the mainly Devonian slates that make up most of the rest of the county...
.
Eco-town
In 2009, the clay company ImerysImerys
Imerys is a French multinational company. It is a constituent of the CAC Mid 60 index.-History:The Company was founded in 1880 and for many years was known as Imetal....
announced Baal Pit and West Carclaze would be the locations for up to 2,000 new eco-homes. The project is estimated to cost £9 million pounds. The Baal pit was used in the 1971 Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
episode Colony in Space
Colony in Space
Colony in Space is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in 6 weekly parts from April 10 to May 15, 1971.- Synopsis :...
featuring Jon Pertwee
Jon Pertwee
John Devon Roland Pertwee , was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge...
. The quarry was used to depict the surface of planet Uxarieus.