South Petherwin

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South Petherwin Cornish: Paderwynn Dheghow
South Petherwin church
South Petherwin Location within Cornwall
Population	931 (Parish, 2011)
OS grid reference	SX 310 818
Civil parish	South Petherwin
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LAUNCESTON
Postcode district	PL15
Dialling code	01566
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Cornwall
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°36′43″N 4°23′24″W / 50.612°N 4.390°W / 50.612; -4.390

South Petherwin (Cornish: Paderwynn Dheghow) is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration District of Launceston. The civil parish is bounded to the north by the Launceston parishes of St Thomas and St Mary Magdalene, to the east by Lawhitton and Lezant parishes and to the west by Trewen parish. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 932. The district falls in the Altarnun electoral ward but the population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was almost unchanged at 931.^[1]

South Petherwin village is situated 3 miles (5 km) south-southwest of the town of Launceston on the road from Launceston to Liskeard. The parish church, dedicated to St Paternus, stands in the village at grid reference SX 309 819. The church's tower has pinnacles and battlements and it houses a ring of five bells.^[2]