St Kew

St Kew
St Kew is located in Cornwall
St Kew
St Kew
Location within Cornwall
Population1,145 (United Kingdom Census 2011)
OS grid referenceSX021769
Civil parish
  • St Kew
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBODMIN
Postcode districtPL30
Dialling code01208
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°33′29″N 4°47′42″W / 50.558°N 4.795°W / 50.558; -4.795

St Kew (Cornish: Lanndohow)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is also the name of the civil parish (known in Cornish as Pluw Gew),[1] which includes the church town, St Kew, and nearby St Kew Highway (Fordh Lanndogho).

The parish is named for a Welsh saint, Cywa or Kew, possibly the sister of Docco, also known as: Docuin, Docwinn, Docquinn,[2] who founded a monastery at or near the village of St Kew.[3] The 15th-century church is now dedicated to St James.[4]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Name of village: Source: Doble, G. H. (1965) Saints of Cornwall, Part 4: Newquay, Padstow and Bodmin district. Truro: Dean & Chapter; pp. 105–109
  3. ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 119
  4. ^ "St Kew Conservation Area Character Statement, 1997" (PDF). North Cornwall District Council in 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2018.