Blue Anchor, Cornwall

Blue Anchor
Blue Anchor Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW911579
Civil parish	St Enoder
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ST. COLUMB
Postcode district	TR9
Dialling code	01726
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Cornwall
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°23′02″N 4°56′23″W / 50.3838°N 4.9397°W / 50.3838; -4.9397

Blue Anchor is a hamlet in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of St Enoder It is situated on the old course of the A30 road (now re-routed south of the settlement as a dual carriageway bypass) between the villages of Fraddon and Penhale.^[1]

The Blue Anchor Inn is alleged to have been the first stop the King's Messenger made on his journey to announce the victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805.