Cury
Sign in to saveCury () is a civil parish and village in southwest Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately four miles (6 km) south of Helston on The Lizard peninsula. The parish is named for St Corentin and is recorded in the Domesday Book as Chori.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Cornwall
- UK place.official_name
- Cury
- UK place.cornish_name
- Egloskuri
- UK place.population
- 388
- UK place.population_ref
- (Civil Parish, 2001) 431 (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Cury
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- St Ives
- UK place.post_town
- Helston
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cornwall
- Population
- +431
- Image
- Ancient cross in Cury churchyard Geograph-2238117-by-Rod-Allday.jpg
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- Demographics and geography
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- Sandys Wason
- United Free Methodist chapel
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Cury () is a civil parish and village in southwest Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately four miles (6 km) south of Helston on The Lizard peninsula. The parish is named for St Corentin and is recorded in the Domesday Book as Chori.
==Demographics and geography== Cury is a rural parish with a population of 388 at the 2001 census. It is bounded to the north by Mawgan-in-Meneage parish, to the west by Gunwalloe parish, and to the south by Mullion parish. Settlements include the church town, Cury; Cross Lanes; White Cross; and Nantithet. Cury lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).