Goonhavern

Goonhavern
Goonhavern is located in Cornwall
Goonhavern
Goonhavern
Location within Cornwall
District
  • Carrick
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTRURO
Postcode districtTR4
Dialling code01872
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°20′31″N 5°06′40″W / 50.342°N 5.111°W / 50.342; -5.111

Goonhavern (Cornish: Goonhavar)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It is located along the A3075 road, about two miles east of Perranporth.[2]

As well as a village store and post office, a garden centre and several campsites, there is a public house named 'The New Inn' in the centre of the village. Until recently,[when?] a model village was a visitor attraction beside the B3285 southeast of Goonhavern.[3] A traditional village show is held in the community hall in July, with prizes awarded for the local produce, flower arrangements, art, craft and photography.[citation needed]

The name Goonhavern comes from the Cornish words goon, meaning 'downs', and havar, meaning 'summer fallow land'.[4]

  1. ^ 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 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Explorer map sheet 104 Redruth & St Agnes ISBN 978-0-319-24034-2
  4. ^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Goonhavar