Veryan
Sign in to saveVeryan (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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cornwall
- Population
- +945
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- veryan.info
- Image
- Veryan Round Houses - geograph.org.uk - 38223.jpg
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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.