Carnkie, Wendron

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Carnkie
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Carnkie (Cornish : Karnki) is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated half a mile west of Rame, approximately three and a half miles west of Penryn and approximately five miles north east of Helston. [1] It is in the civil parish of Wendron.

The village has a village hall and a garage, and until 2010 also had a Methodist chapel.

The name Carnkie comes from the Cornish language words karn, meaning 'crag, tor', and ki, meaning 'dog'. [2]

The chapel

The old Methodist Church Carnkie Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 194917.jpg
The old Methodist Church

The old chapel at Carnkie was built in 1900 as a Bible Christian Chapel. The chapel was closed in 2010 and the last service was held on 22 August. [3]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
  2. Akademi Kernewek place names - Karnki
  3. "Last service at Carnkie Chapel, Wendron". Falmouth Packet. 10 August 2010.