Towns & cities · South West England
Trematon
Trematon — village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Saltash · 3.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Trematon is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: PL12. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cornwall, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.4150°, -4.2622°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lynher 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
Trematon is a village in Cornwall, England, UK, accessible via the A38 and about two miles (3 km) from the town of Saltash and part of the civil parish of St Stephens-by-Saltash.
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Background
History
Trematon appears in the Domesday Book (1086) as the manor of "Tremetone", at 100 households it was one of the very largest settlements in Cornwall and West Devon, larger even than nearby St Germans. William Camden says of Trematon Trematon Castle, one and a half miles south-east of the village, stands in a sentinel position overlooking Plymouth Sound and dates from soon after the Norman Conquest. It is similar in style to Restormel, being a motte-and-bailey castle with a 12th-century keep. It was built on the ruins of an earlier Roman fort. William Hals wrote that Caddock the son of Condor of Cornwall's "chief dwelling and place of residence was at Jutsworth, near Saltash and Trematon".…
Visiting
Trematon Castle exists to this day and can be visited. Trematon is left of Trehan and approx 25 minutes from Tamar Bridge. Trematon Hall, a Private Georgian Period country house is set in twenty-five acres of grounds. The village also has a pub called the Crooked Inn.
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- Coordinates
- 50.4150, -4.2622
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Saltash
- Postcode
- PL12
- Parliamentary constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Nearest railway station
- Saltash — 3.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q570713 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Trematon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Road junction, Trematon - geograph.org.uk - 99021.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Trematon?
- Trematon is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL12), in the parish of Saltash.
- Is Trematon a protected site?
- Yes — Trematon is part of the Lynher Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Tamar Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Trematon free to visit?
- Yes, Trematon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Trematon?
- The nearest railway station is Saltash, about 3.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL12.