Towns & cities · South West England
Calstock
Calstock — village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Calstock · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Calstock is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 6,095 people. Address: PL18. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.4970°, -4.2100°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tamar-Tavy Estuary SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Tamar Valley
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Calstock (Cornish: Kalstok) is a civil parish and a large village in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated on the River Tamar 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Tavistock and 10 miles (16 km) north of Plymouth. The parish had a population of 6,095 in the 2001 census. This had increased to 6,431 at the 2011 census. The parish encompasses 5,760 acres (23.3 km2) of land, 70 acres (0.28 km2) of water, and 44 acres (0.18 km2) of the tidal Tamar. As well as Calstock, other settlements in the parish include Albaston, Chilsworthy, Gunnislake, Harrowbarrow, Latchley, Metherell, Coxpark, Dimson, Drakewalls, Norris Green, Rising Sun and St Ann's Chapel. Calstock village is within the Tamar Valley AONB, is overlooked by Cotehele house and gardens, and lies on the scenic Tamar Valley railway. Calstock railway station opened on 2 March 1908. The village is twinned with Saint-Thuriau in Brittany, France.
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Background
History
Archaeological excavations and geophysical surveys on Church Hill, conducted between 2007 and 2011 by archaeologists from the University of Exeter, revealed evidences of a settled population in the Early Bronze Age (c. 2200-2000 BCE). During the Late Iron Age (500-350 BCE), the church hill was surrounded by an enclosure. It is possible that the Romans reused this Iron Age hill fort when they set up their own, albeit smaller, squared Roman fort measuring about . This fort, discovered during the same excavation, is only the third known in Cornwall, and the largest. The fort was likely established in about 50/55 CE, contemporaneously with a legionary fortress at Exeter. It is thought that up…
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- Coordinates
- 50.4970, -4.2100
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Calstock
- Postcode
- PL18
- Parliamentary constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Population
- 6,095
- Nearest railway station
- Calstock — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.calstockparishcouncil.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q744317 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Calstock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Calstock from train.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Calstock Roman fort
Calstock Roman fort — a archaeological in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Church of St Andrew, Calstock
Church of St Andrew, Calstock — Grade I listed building-listed church in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
📷 5Chapels · South West England
Chapel Of St George And St Thomas A Becket
Chapel Of St George And St Thomas A Becket — chapel in Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK.
📷 5Viewpoints · South West England
Calstock View
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Calstock?
- Calstock is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL18), in the parish of Calstock.
- Is Calstock a protected site?
- Yes — Calstock is part of the Tamar-Tavy Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Tamar Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Calstock free to visit?
- Yes, Calstock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Calstock?
- The nearest railway station is Calstock, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL18.