Carnkie, Wendron

For the village located near Redruth, see Carnkie, Redruth.

Carnkie Cornish: Karnki
Carnkie Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW715345
Shire county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Helston
Postcode district	TR13
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°09′52″N5°12′01″W / 50.16444°N 5.20023°W / 50.16444; -5.20023

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

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]

References

• Cornwall portal

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.