Luxulyan

Also known as Luxullian, Luxulian, Luxulyan, Cornwall, Luxulyan CP, Luxulyan civil parish

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.

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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: South East Cornwall
UK place.post_town: BODMIN
UK place.postcode_district: PL30
UK place.postcode_area: PL
UK place.dial_code: 01726
UK place.os_grid_reference: SX051581

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1381
Image: Luxulyan church - geograph.org.uk - 196431.jpg
Dialing code: 01726

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Commons category: Luxulyan
postal code: PL30
OS grid reference: SX051581
P8168: femtometre

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Contents

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

==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.