Tywardreath and Par

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Tywardreath and Par
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Tywardreath and Par
Location within Cornwall
Population3,283 
OS grid reference SX0854
Civil parish
  • Tywardreath and Par [1]
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PAR
Postcode district PL24
Dialling code 01726
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
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UK
England
Cornwall
50°21′25″N4°41′38″W / 50.357°N 4.694°W / 50.357; -4.694

Tywardreath and Par is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The 2001 UK census recorded that 3,161 people resided in the parish. [2] This increased to 3,192 at the 2011 census. [3]

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The parish takes its name from its principal villages, Tywardreath and the china clay port of Par.

The A390, a primary route, crosses the Northern boundary of the parish at a point 200 m North of Higher Caruggatt. [4] The Cornish Main Line Railway enters the Parish, from the East, at a point 50m N.E. of Little Treverran, it exits the Parish as it crosses the Par River, approximately 750m South of Par Station. [5]

See also

References

  1. "Tywardreath and Par Parish Council". Tywardreathandparparishcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  2. "Office for National statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Restormel". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  3. "Parish population at 2011 census". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=208516&y=54604&z=120&sv=Tywardreath&st=3&tl=Map+of+Tywardreath,+Cornwall+[Town]&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf
  5. http://www.streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?x=207500&y=53500&z=120&sv=par&st=3&tl=Map+of+Par,+Cornwall+[City/Town/Village]&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=idld.srf

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