Shortlanesend and Allet

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Shortlanesend (Cornish : Penn an Vownder, [1] meaning end of the lane) is a village in Kenwyn parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies two miles north of the city of Truro [2] at grid reference SW 805 475 . The name was recorded as Penfounder in 1547. Shortlanesend is in the former Carrick District. The village has a Methodist chapel, village hall, pub, the Old Plough Inn, a post office and primary school.

Allet (Cornish : Ales) is a hamlet one mile west of Shortlanesend on the B3284 Truro to Chiverton Cross road. The name was recorded as Aled in 1284. The Cornwall Wildlife Trust is based at Allet: its headquarters and offices are adjacent to the Trust's Five Acres nature reserve. This reserve includes two ponds, as well as mixed broadleaved woodland.

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References

  1. "Archived copy". www.magakernow.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN   978-0-319-23149-4

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