Historic churches · South West England
Angarrack
Angarrack (Cornish: An Garrek) is a village in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian a mile to the east of Hayle. Immediately south of the village Angarrack viaduct carri
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Angarrack (Cornish: An Garrek) is a village in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian a mile to the east of Hayle. Immediately south of the village Angarrack viaduct carries the Cornish mainline railway over the Angarrack River. The name comes from An Garrek which means "The Rock" in the Cornish language. According to the Ordnance Survey the spelling is Angarrack but on signs near the village, it is variously spelled Angarrack, Angharrack, or Angarrick.
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Angarrack (Cornish: An Garrek) is a village in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian a mile to the east of Hayle. Immediately south of the village Angarrack viaduct carries the Cornish mainline railway over the Angarrack River. The name comes from An Garrek which means "The Rock" in the Cornish language. According to the Ordnance Survey the spelling is Angarrack but on signs near the village, it is variously spelled Angarrack, Angharrack, or Angarrick.
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Background
History
A mill known as Melynbran was recorded in 1342 and may be the mill, Conarditone, recorded in Domesday. Angarrack is shown on maps as far back as the sixteenth century. The village was formerly a centre of industry with mining and quarrying and there were a number of mines in the valley of the Angarrack River. At the western end of the railway viaduct was the Mellanvrane mine where, before 1728, Dr John Woodward collected several specimens of tin for his mineral collection. At the eastern end of the viaduct was the Mellanoweth Mine where the North Deep Adit (a drainage and exploratory tunnel) continued to the Nanpusker Mine, further up the valley. An 1846 project to continue the adit up the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.1940, -5.3860
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Hayle
- Postcode
- TR27 5JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
Sources
- wikipedia: Angarrack (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Angarrack?
- Angarrack is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR27 5JN), in the parish of Hayle.
- Is Angarrack free to visit?
- Yes, Angarrack is free to enter.
- How do I get to Angarrack?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR27 5JN. It sits within the Camborne and Redruth parliamentary constituency.