Tywardreath and Par | |
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Par Sands | |
Location within Cornwall | |
Population | 3,283 |
OS grid reference | SX0854 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PAR |
Postcode district | PL24 |
Dialling code | 01726 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Tywardreath and Par is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The 2001 UK census recorded that 3,161 people resided in the parish.[2] This increased to 3,192 at the 2011 census.[3]
The parish takes its name from its principal villages, Tywardreath and the china clay port of Par.
The A390, a primary route, crosses the Northern boundary of the parish at a point 200 m North of Higher Caruggatt.[4] The Cornish Main Line Railway enters the Parish, from the East, at a point 50m N.E. of Little Treverran, it exits the Parish as it crosses the Par River, approximately 750m South of Par Station.[5]