Sancreed

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Sancreed Cornish: Eglossankres
Sancreed parish church
Sancreed Location within Cornwall
Population	649 (2011 census including Brane and Catchall)
OS grid reference	SW418293
Civil parish	Sancreed
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Penzance
Postcode district	TR19, TR20
Dialling code	01736
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	St Ives
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°06′32″N 5°36′36″W / 50.109°N 5.610°W / 50.109; -5.610

Sancreed (Cornish: Eglossankres) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, approximately three miles (5 km) west of Penzance.^[1]

Sancreed civil parish encompasses the settlements of Bejouans, Bosvennen, Botreah, Drift, Sancreed Churchtown, Trenuggo, and Tregonnebris. It is bounded by St Just parish to the west, Madron parish to the northeast, and St Buryan and Paul parishes to the south. The parish comprises 4,608 acres (18.65 km²) of land including Drift Reservoir, which provides drinking water for the area.