Enniscaven Explained

Country:England
Map Type:Cornwall
Coordinates:50.398°N -4.864°W
Official Name:Enniscaven
Cornish Name:Enysskawen
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:St Austell and Newquay
Post Town:ST AUSTELL
Postcode District:PL26
Postcode Area:PL
Dial Code:01726
Os Grid Reference:SW965593

Enniscaven (Cornish: Enysskawen) is a hamlet that lies 5miles north-west of St Austell in Cornwall, England.[1] Enniscaven is in the civil parish of St Dennis. The village is near to Goss Moor which is the largest continuous mire complex in south-west Britain. Goss Moor is part of the Goss And Tregoss Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which is also a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin. 978-0-319-22938-5. Ordnance Survey.
  2. Web site: Goss And Tregoss Moors . . 27 October 2011 . 1988 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024215821/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001443.pdf . 24 October 2012 . dmy .
  3. Web site: Breney Common and Goss and Tregoss Moors. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 30 October 2011.