Zelah, Cornwall
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Zelah is a village in Cornwall
, United Kingdom
approximately 5 miles (8 kilometres) north of Truro
. Zelah is the largest settlement in the civil parish
of St Allen
. The parish population in the 2001 census was 435.
-Lands End road used to pass through Zelah until 1992 when a bypass was built south of the village to divert the trunk road away from the main street. The pub in Zelah is an old coaching inn named The Half Moon, but it was renamed The Hawkins Arms in the 19th century in honour of a descendant of Westcountry seafarer Sir Richard Hawkins
.
Zelah is named after a place
in ancient Judea
which was the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.
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
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
approximately 5 miles (8 kilometres) north of Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
. Zelah is the largest settlement in the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of St Allen
St Allen
St Allen is a civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The church town of St Allen is an isolated hamlet and the main settlement in the parish is Zelah which is situated on the A30 trunk road four miles north of Truro....
. The parish population in the 2001 census was 435.
History and toponymy
The A30 LondonLondon
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-Lands End road used to pass through Zelah until 1992 when a bypass was built south of the village to divert the trunk road away from the main street. The pub in Zelah is an old coaching inn named The Half Moon, but it was renamed The Hawkins Arms in the 19th century in honour of a descendant of Westcountry seafarer Sir Richard Hawkins
Richard Hawkins
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Zelah is named after a place
Zelah, Judea
Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan. Saul and Jonathan died during the Battle of Gilboa.-Source:...
in ancient Judea
Judea
Judea or Judæa was the name of the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel from the 8th century BCE to the 2nd century CE, when Roman Judea was renamed Syria Palaestina following the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt.-Etymology:The...
which was the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.