Breage
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|---|---|
 A former Methodist chapel | |
  Breage Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 3,159 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SW615285 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HELSTON |
| Postcode district | TR13 |
| Dialling code | 01326 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Breage (/ˈbriːɡ/ BREEG, locally /ˈbreɪɡ/ BRAYG;[1] Cornish: Eglosbrek (village) or Pluw Vrek (parish)[2]) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is 3 miles (5 km) west of Helston.[3]
Other settlements in the parish include the villages of Ashton, Carleen and Godolphin Cross; the coastal village of Praa Sands; and the Great Work Mine. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 3,159.[4]
Breage is named after Saint Breaca, a missionary from Ireland (to whom the 15th-century church is dedicated) and it is in the former Kerrier District.
- ^ Miller, G. M., ed. (1971) BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. London: Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-431125-2; p. 20
- ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ^ "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.