Breage, Cornwall

Breage
A former Methodist chapel
Breage is located in Cornwall
Breage
Breage
Location within Cornwall
Population3,159 (2021)
OS grid referenceSW615285
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHELSTON
Postcode districtTR13
Dialling code01326
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°06′29″N 5°19′55″W / 50.108°N 5.332°W / 50.108; -5.332
The cross in the churchyard
The Queen's Arms Public House in Breage

Breage (/ˈbriːɡ/ BREEG, locally /ˈbreɪɡ/ BRAYG;[1] Cornish: Eglosbrek (village) or Pluw Vrek (parish)[2]) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is 3 miles (5 km) west of Helston.[3]

Other settlements in the parish include the villages of Ashton, Carleen and Godolphin Cross; the coastal village of Praa Sands; and the Great Work Mine. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 3,159.[4]

Breage is named after Saint Breaca, a missionary from Ireland (to whom the 15th-century church is dedicated) and it is in the former Kerrier District.

  1. ^ Miller, G. M., ed. (1971) BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. London: Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-431125-2; p. 20
  2. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  4. ^ "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.