Gwinear–Gwithian is a coastal civil parish in west Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. It includes the villages of Connor Downs

Connor Downs

Connor Downs is a village in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles east of Hayle.The village straddles the old course of the A30 road but has now been bypassed. Facilities include a school , a petrol station and a fish-and-chip shop....

, Gwinear

Gwinear, Cornwall

Gwinear is a village in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles east of Hayle and overlooks the Angarrack valley....

, Gwithian

Gwithian

beach2Gwithian is a coastal village in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated three miles northeast of Hayle and four miles east of St Ives, Cornwall across St Ives Bay....

, Reawla

Reawla

Reawla is a large hamlet in Penwith district in Cornwall. It is believed the family name "Rule" came from here....

 and Rosewarne. The parish is situated approximately two miles (3 km) east of Hayle

Hayle

Hayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River and is approximately seven miles northeast of Penzance...

 two miles (3 km) west of Camborne

Camborne

Camborne is a town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at the western edge of a conurbation comprising Camborne, Pool and Redruth....

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For the purposes of local government Gwinear–Gwithian has a parish council and elects councillors every four years. The principal local authority is Cornwall Council. The population of the parish was 3032 in the 2001 census

Census

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Notable buildings in Gwinear

The parish church of St Gwinear is of the 13th and 14th centuries (tower mid 15th century, built of granite in three stages). There are three aisles: the south aisle which is shorter than the nave, an inner north aisle, and further north the Arundell Aisle. Lanyon Farm and Polkinghorne Farm (both less than a mile from Gwinear Road Station) are both of the 17th century.