Tywardreath and Par explained

Static Image Name:Par Beach - geograph.org.uk - 558792.jpg
Static Image Width:240
Static Image Caption:Par Sands
Country:England
Map Type:Cornwall
Coordinates:50.357°N -4.694°W
Official Name:Tywardreath and Par
Population:3,283
Civil Parish:Tywardreath and Par [1]
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:South East Cornwall
Post Town:PAR
Postcode District:PL24
Postcode Area:PL
Dial Code:01726
Os Grid Reference:SX0854

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tywardreath and Par Parish Council. Tywardreathandparparishcouncil.gov.uk. 5 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Office for National statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Restormel. Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. 30 January 2010.
  3. Web site: Parish population at 2011 census. Genuki.org.uk. 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