Gwithian

Gwithian
Gwithian is located in Cornwall
Gwithian
Gwithian
Location within Cornwall
Population3,032 (Civil Parish, 2001)
OS grid referenceSW585412
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHAYLE
Postcode districtTR27
Dialling code01736
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°13′17″N 5°23′11″W / 50.2214°N 5.3865°W / 50.2214; -5.3865

Gwithian (Cornish: Godhyan)[1] is a coastal village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, in the Cornwall district, in west Cornwall, England. It is three miles (5 km) north-east of Hayle and four miles (6.5 km) east of St Ives, Cornwall across St Ives Bay.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 634.[3] On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form "Gwinear Gwithian".[4]

Gwithian has a pub, the Red River Inn, which was formerly named the Pendarves Arms. The pub takes its name from the nearby Red River which, in turn, got its name from the discolouration caused by mining effluent. The river's earlier name was Dowr Coner.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  3. ^ "Population statistics Gwithian CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Gwithian CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 May 2023.