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Tintagel

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Also known as Tre war Venydh, Trevena

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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Tintagel is referenced by 544 other articles, and connects out to Knights of the Round Table, Porthleven and Bryher.

It sits within the topics Civil parishes in Cornwall, Cornish capitals and Headlands of Cornwall.

Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Treknow
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,028
Timezone
Europe/London

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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
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
North Cornwall
UK place.post_town
TINTAGEL
UK place.postcode_district
PL34
UK place.postcode_area
PL
UK place.dial_code
01840

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Wikidata facts

Population
1782
Area
19.73
Official website
www.tintagelweb.co.uk
Image
RemainsofTintagel.jpg
Dialing code
01840
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Commons category
Tintagel
postal code
PL34
OS grid reference
SX057884
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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|Steps up to Tintagel Castle Tintagel Web visitor information

Get around

Tintagel is a small village which can be easily explored on foot.

See

thumb|300px|Tintagel Old Post Office thumb|300px|Merlin's Cave where, according to legend, Merlin rescued the infant Arthur from the sea.

Buy

Tintagel has a few occult-witchcraft stores given the town's proximity to Bodmin Moor and Boscastle.

The town has plenty of souvenir stores too.

Go next

Nearby towns and villages to explore include Boscastle, Padstow, Wadebridge, Port Isaac and Camelford. Bodmin Moor is about 7 miles further inland and includes the highest hills in Cornwall. It is crossed by the A30 main road which connects Launceston with Bodmin

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~30 min read

Encyclopedic overview

25 sections
Contents
  • 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

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

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