Mevagissey
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 Mevagissey harbour | |
  Mevagissey Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 2,015 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SX014449 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST. AUSTELL |
| Postcode district | PL26 |
| Dialling code | 01726 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Mevagissey (/ˌmɛvəˈɡɪzi/; Cornish: Lannvorek) is a village, fishing port and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1] The village is approximately five miles (8 km) south of St Austell.[2] The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,015,[3] whereas the ward population at the same census was 4,354.[4]
The village nestles in a small valley and faces east to Mevagissey Bay. The inner and outer harbours are busy with a mixture of pleasure vessels and working fishing boats. It has a thriving fishing industry and is the second biggest fishing port in Cornwall.
Mevagissey village centre consists of narrow streets with many places to eat and shops aimed at the tourist trade. The outer areas are built on the steep slopes of the surrounding hillsides and are mostly residential.
- ^ [1] GENUKI website; Mevagissey; retrieved April 2010
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
- ^ "Parish population 2011 census". Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Ward population 2011 census". Retrieved 9 February 2015.