Historic churches · South West England
Penponds
Penponds (Cornish: Pennpons) is a village west of Camborne, in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Penponds is a church in england-south-west, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Penponds (Cornish: Pennpons) is a village west of Camborne, in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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Background
History
Neolithic flints were found at Penponds and are in the Camborne museum. In June 1880 approximately 40 to 50 Bronze Age socketed axes were found in a pit at Viaduct Farm, Higher Roseworthy following the blasting of a large rock to level the ground for a pig-sty. The hoard is now distributed in private collections and between museums in Camborne and Truro. A granite clapper bridge of unknown antiquity is south-west of the village in the Roseworthy valley, as is the site of a post-medieval corn mill which was named on a tithe map from 1725. The most likely site for Penpons manor house and chapel is at Ivy Cottage in Higher Penponds which has "fragmentary door frame surrounds" of the front left…
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- Coordinates
- 50.2050, -5.3140
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Camborne
- Postcode
- TR14 0QF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
Sources
- wikipedia: Penponds (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penponds?
- Penponds is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR14 0QF), in the parish of Camborne.
- Is Penponds free to visit?
- Yes, Penponds is free to enter.
- How do I get to Penponds?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR14 0QF. It sits within the Camborne and Redruth parliamentary constituency.