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Tintagel
Sign in to saveTintagel () or Trevena (, meaning Village on a Mountain) is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and in recent times have become a tourist attraction. It was claimed by Geoffrey of Monmouth that the castle was the place of Arthur's conception.
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Place details
- Locality
- Treknow
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,028
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Cornwall
- UK place.official_name
- Tintagel
- UK place.cornish_name
- Tre war Venydh
- UK place.local_name
- Trevena
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:Tintagel Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2417082.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Part of Trevena (above) and Tintagel Castle (below) in 1992
- UK place.population
- 1,782
- UK place.population_ref
- (United Kingdom Census 2011 including Bossiney and Knightsmill)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Tintagel
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall Council
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cornwall
- Population
- +1782
- Area
- +19.73
- Official website
- www.tintagelweb.co.uk
- Image
- RemainsofTintagel.jpg
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Area and population
- History and government
- Arthurian legend
- Archaeology and architecture
- Excavations
- Antiquities
- Notable secular buildings
- Hotels
- Churches and chapels
- Quarrying
- Geography and nature
- Coastline
- Birds
- Plants of the environs of Tintagel
- Social and cultural life
- Social and sporting activities and associations
- Literary associations
- Musical and film associations
- Notable people
- References
- Citations
- General and cited references
- External links
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Tintagel () or Trevena (, meaning Village on a Mountain) is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and in recent times have become a tourist attraction. It was claimed by Geoffrey of Monmouth that the castle was the place of Arthur's conception.
==Toponymy== thumb|left|"Tintagel" sign