St Winnow

St Winnow
St Winnow Parish Church
St Winnow is located in Cornwall
St Winnow
St Winnow
Location within Cornwall
Population312 (United Kingdom Census 2011 including Braddock)
OS grid referenceSX1157
Civil parish
  • St Winnow
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLOSTWITHIEL
Postcode districtPL22
Dialling code01208
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°22′59″N 4°39′07″W / 50.383°N 4.652°W / 50.383; -4.652
St Nectan's Chapel
St Winnow churchyard
Respryn Bridge over the River Fowey[1]

St Winnow (Cornish: Sen Gwynnek[2]) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its name may be connected with either that of Saint Winnoc or Saint Winwaloe. It has a population of 304,[3] which had increased to 328 at the 2011 census.[4] The church town is on the east bank of the River Fowey south of Lostwithiel. Part of the village of Lerryn lies within the parish as does the Chapel of St Nectan. The Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor, a Site of Special Scientific Interest is also in the parish.

  1. ^ This was the site of a major battle between Cavaliers and Roundheads during the Civil War
  2. ^ "Cornish Language Partnership : Place names in the SWF". Magakernow.org.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Check Browser Settings". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Parish population 2011". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2015.