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Kenwyn

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Also known as Kenwyn, Cornwall

300px|thumb|The River Kenwyn, which converges with the Allen and becomes the River Truro Kenwyn () is a settlement and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Kenwyn was an ancient parish based on the settlement of Kenwyn, which lies just north of Truro, between the rivers River Allen and Kenwyn. But the parish also covered extensive rural areas, particularly to the west and north-west of Truro. The parish of Kenwyn was split in 1894 into separate civil parishes for the part within the borough boundaries of Truro, which included the settlement of Kenwyn, and the part of the old pari

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Place details

Locality
Truro
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Instance of
village
Located in
Truro
Elevation
69.5
Image
Truro from the river.jpg
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historic county
Cornwall
Commons category
Kenwyn
OS grid reference
SW 8176 4571
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Contents
  • History and toponymy
  • Administrative history
  • Notable buildings
  • Cornish wrestling
  • Notable residents
  • References
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300px|thumb|The River Kenwyn, which converges with the Allen and becomes the River Truro Kenwyn () is a settlement and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Kenwyn was an ancient parish based on the settlement of Kenwyn, which lies just north of Truro, between the rivers River Allen and Kenwyn. But the parish also covered extensive rural areas, particularly to the west and north-west of Truro. The parish of Kenwyn was split in 1894 into separate civil parishes for the part within the borough boundaries of Truro, which included the settlement of Kenwyn, and the part of the old parish outside the borough. That split continues to this day; the settlement of Kenwyn is now a suburb of Truro and forms part of the civil parish of Truro, whereas Kenwyn civil parish excludes the settlement of Kenwyn it is named after and instead covers the rural areas to the west and north-west of the city. Kenwyn gives its name to one of three rivers that flow through the city.

The main settlements in the civil parish are the villages of Threemilestone and Shortlanesend, along with several hamlets including Allet, Greenbottom and Idless. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 7,198.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kenwyn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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