St Mellion

St Mellion
St Melanus' church tower
St Mellion is located in Cornwall
St Mellion
St Mellion
Location within Cornwall
Population383 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSX3865
Civil parish
  • St Mellion
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSaltash
Postcode districtPL12
Dialling code01579
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteSt Mellion Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°28′01″N 4°16′19″W / 50.467°N 4.272°W / 50.467; -4.272

St Mellion (Cornish: Sen Melyan) is a village and rural civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is about 3 miles (5 km) south of Callington and is in the St Germans Registration District. To the north, the parish is bordered by Callington and St Dominick parishes, to the east and south by Pillaton parish, and to the west by St Ive parish.

The population in the 2001 Census was 377.[1] The 2011 Census recorded that this had increased to 383.[2]

The parish name is taken from St Melaine, a 6th-century bishop of Rennes, Brittany.

  1. ^ "St Mellion, Cornwall". GENUKI. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Area: St. Mellion (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2015.