Altarnun
Sign in to saveAlso known as Altarnun, Cornwall, Altarnun CP, Altarnun civil parish
Altarnun ( ; ) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies west of Launceston on the north-eastern edge of Bodmin Moor at .
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- Locality
- Five Lanes
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Cornwall
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Cornwall
- UK place.static_image_name
- Altarnun village centre, Cornwall - geograph.org.uk - 1780139.jpg
- UK place.official_name
- Altarnun
- UK place.cornish_name
- Alternonn
- UK place.population
- 4038
- UK place.population_ref
- (Civil Ward, 2001) 1,100 (2021 Census including Bowithick)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Altarnun
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.post_town
- LAUNCESTON
- UK place.postcode_district
- PL15
- UK place.postcode_area
- PL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01566
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX 223 812
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Church
- Language and culture
- Cornish wrestling
- Notable people
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Altarnun ( ; ) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies west of Launceston on the north-eastern edge of Bodmin Moor at .
The parish of Altarnun includes the village of Fivelanes and the hamlets of Bolventor, Treween and Trewint, and had a population of 976 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,084 according at the 2011 census. Other hamlets in the parish are Bowithick, Palmersbridge, South Carne, Tolborough, Lower Tregunnon and Tredaule. The area of the parish is , the largest in Cornwall. By the time of the 2011 census the figures for the ward of Altarnun were provided. This ward contained 48 locations in the area and gave a population of 4,038.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Altarnun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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