Luxulyan
Sign in to saveLuxulyan (; ), also spelt Luxullian or Luxulian, is a village and civil parish in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village lies four miles (6.5 km) northeast of St Austell and six miles (10 km) south of Bodmin. The population of the parish was 1,371 in the 2001 census. This had risen to 1,381 at the 2011 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bodmin
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 388
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Cornwall
- UK place.official_name
- Luxulyan
- UK place.cornish_name
- Logsulyan
- UK place.static_image_name
- Luxulyan Institute - geograph.org.uk - 196436.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Luxulyan Institute
- UK place.population
- 1,381
- UK place.population_ref
- (Civil Parish, 2011 including Bodwen, Bridges and Lockengate)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Luxulyan
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cornwall
- Population
- +1381
- Image
- Luxulyan church - geograph.org.uk - 196431.jpg
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- Cornwall
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography and geology
- History and antiquities
- Antiquities
- Notable buildings
- Parish church
- Houses and forts
- Treasure trove
- Notable people
- Cornish wrestling
- See also
- References
- External links
Luxulyan (; ), also spelt Luxullian or Luxulian, is a village and civil parish in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village lies four miles (6.5 km) northeast of St Austell and six miles (10 km) south of Bodmin. The population of the parish was 1,371 in the 2001 census. This had risen to 1,381 at the 2011 census.
==Geography and geology== Luxulyan parish lies in an area of china clay quarries on the St Austell granite batholith (see also Geology of Cornwall) and numerous small granite domes are dotted around the parish. Luxulyan Quarry, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest to the north of the village, exposes examples of this rock.