Calstock

For the community in Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada, see Calstock, Ontario.

Calstock
Village and civil parish
Calstock village from the viaduct
Calstock is located in Cornwall
Calstock
Calstock
Location within Cornwall
Area23.79 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Population6,253 2011 Census including Albaston , Dimson and Latchley[1]
• Density263/km2 (680/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSX4368
• London191 Miles
Civil parish
  • Calstock
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
  • Cornwall
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCALSTOCK
Postcode districtPL18
Dialling code01822
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteCalstock
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°29′49″N 4°12′36″W / 50.497°N 4.210°W / 50.497; -4.210

Calstock (Cornish: Kalstok[2]) is a civil parish and a large village in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated on the River Tamar 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Tavistock and 10 miles (16 km) north of Plymouth.[3]

The parish had a population of 6,095 in the 2001 census.[4] This had increased to 6,431 at the 2011 census.[5] The parish encompasses 5,760 acres (23.3 km2) of land, 70 acres (0.28 km2) of water, and 44 acres (0.18 km2) of the tidal Tamar.[6]

Ashburton Hotel and Danescombe Quay overlooking the River Tamar

As well as Calstock, other settlements in the parish include Albaston, Chilsworthy, Gunnislake, Harrowbarrow, Latchley, Metherell, Coxpark, Dimson, Drakewalls, Norris Green, Rising Sun and St Ann's Chapel.[7]

Calstock village is within the Tamar Valley AONB, is overlooked by Cotehele house and gardens, and lies on the scenic Tamar Valley railway. Calstock railway station opened on 2 March 1908. The village is twinned with Saint-Thuriau in Brittany, France.

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics Archived 8 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine 2011 census - Truro CP
  2. ^ "List of Place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel" (PDF). Cornish Language Partnership. May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
  4. ^ Office for National Statistics & Cornwall County Council, 2001. Parish population statistics Archived 25 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "2011 census". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ Calstock Online Parish Clerk, 2005. Calstock Parish Archived 26 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ Cornwall; Explore Britain