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Veryan
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Also known as Veryan, Cornwall, Veryan CP, Veryan civil parish

Veryan (Cornish: Elerghi) is a coastal civil parish and village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village has been described as one of Cornwall's loveliest inland villages and as ′a mild tropic garden′ by John Betjeman. It is probably best known for the round-houses, built by the vicar Jeremiah Trist in the early 19th century.

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Place details

Locality
Veryan
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Veryan Montage.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Clockwise: Veryan Round Houses, Veryan Memorial Cross, Veryan & Portloe Stores, Veryan Pond & Parish Hall, St Symphorian's Church
UK place.country
England
UK place.map_type
Cornwall
UK place.official_name
Veryan
UK place.cornish_name
Elerghi
UK place.population
945
UK place.population_ref
(2011 census including Carne)
UK place.civil_parish
Veryan
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
Truro
UK place.postcode_district
TR2
UK place.postcode_area
TR
UK place.dial_code
01872
UK place.os_grid_reference
SW9139

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Wikidata facts

Population
945
Official website
veryan.info
Image
Veryan Round Houses - geograph.org.uk - 38223.jpg
Dialing code
01872
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Commons category
Veryan
postal code
TR2
OS grid reference
SW914394
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Veryan (Cornish: Elerghi) is a coastal civil parish and village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village has been described as one of Cornwall's loveliest inland villages and as ′a mild tropic garden′ by John Betjeman. It is probably best known for the round-houses, built by the vicar Jeremiah Trist in the early 19th century.

==Geography== The southern boundary of the parish is along the English Channel from the Pendower stream in the west to Portholland in the east. To the west is the parish of Gerrans and on the east is St Michael Caerhays. Veryan is bounded by the parishes of Philleigh, Ruan Lanihorne and Tregony in the north. The parish comprises of land and of water.

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