St Ann's Chapel, Cornwall

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St Ann's Chapel is a village in the parish of Calstock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. [1] It is west of Gunnislake on the A390 between Tavistock and Liskeard.

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments for prizes were held in the meadow adjacent to the Calstock Inn situated at St Ann's Chapel in the 1800s and 1900s. [2] [3]

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References

  1. St Ann's Chapel; Explore Britain
  2. Royal Cornwall Gazette, 21 August 1875.
  3. St. Austell Star, 13 September 1906.

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