Mawnan
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Mawnan is a civil parish in south Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated in the former administrative district of Kerrier
and is bounded to the south by the Helford River
, to the east by the sea, and to the west by Constantine
parish. The population was 1,454 in the 2001 census.
The church town
of the parish is Mawnan Church, also known simply as Mawnan, but the only large village in the parish is Mawnan Smith
, situated approximately three miles south of Falmouth
.
, Penwarne, Helford Passage
, Maenporth
and Durgan
. The parish also contains several Victorian gardens, now open to the public: Glendurgan, Trebah
, Carwinion and Penjerrick
.
The coastline and cliffs south-east of the church town from Toll Point to Rosemullion Head forms the Rosemullion SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest
), noted for its geological
and biological
interest. Marine species found here include Mytilus
mussel
s, various seaweed
s and sea sponges, such as Botryllus schlosseri
.
monk who landed here about AD 520.
John Rogers
was rector here in 1807.
The land for St Michael's Church was given by the Rogers family of Carwinion and the building was completed in 1874.
The village of Mawnan Smith also has a Methodist chapel. There is a Catholic church dedicated to St Edward the Confessor
in Old Church Road, which was completed in 1965.
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
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is situated in the former administrative district of Kerrier
Kerrier
Kerrier was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly. Its council was based in Camborne ....
and is bounded to the south by the Helford River
Helford River
The Helford River is a ria located in Cornwall, England, UK, and not a true river. It is fed by a number of small streams into its numerous creeks...
, to the east by the sea, and to the west by Constantine
Constantine, Kerrier
Constantine is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately five miles west-southwest of Falmouth....
parish. The population was 1,454 in the 2001 census.
The church town
Churchtown, Cornwall
In Cornwall, the churchtown is the settlement in a parish where the church stands, for example,*Churchtown Mullion,*Churchtown Redruth,*Churchtown St Hilary,*Churchtown St Merryn,*Churchtown St Minver,*Gorran Churchtown,*Gulval Churchtown,...
of the parish is Mawnan Church, also known simply as Mawnan, but the only large village in the parish is Mawnan Smith
Mawnan Smith
Mawnan Smith is a village in the civil parish of Mawnan in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles south of Falmouth.The parish church of St Mawnan & St Stephen is in Mawnan village...
, situated approximately three miles south of Falmouth
Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....
.
Geography
The parish is entirely rural and, as well as Mawnan Smith, it includes the hamlets of Carlinack, BareppaBareppa
Bareppa is a hamlet in Cornwall, United Kingdom three miles south-west of Falmouth....
, Penwarne, Helford Passage
Helford Passage
Helford Passage is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the north bank of the Helford River opposite Helford approximately five miles south-southwest of Falmouth....
, Maenporth
Maenporth
Maenporth is a cove and beach in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles south-southwest of Falmouth on the estuary of the River Fal....
and Durgan
Durgan
Durgan is a hamlet in the parish of Mawnan, south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated beside the Helford River four miles south of Falmouth.Glendurgan Garden, a National Trust property is located in Durgan....
. The parish also contains several Victorian gardens, now open to the public: Glendurgan, Trebah
Trebah
Trebah is a sub-tropical garden situated in Cornwall near Glendurgan Garden and above the Helford River .-History of Trebah:In 1831 Trebah was acquired by the Fox family who built Glendurgan Garden. Trebah was first laid out as a pleasure garden by Charles Fox, a Quaker polymath of enormous...
, Carwinion and Penjerrick
Penjerrick Garden
Penjerrick Garden, often referred to as "Cornwall's true jungle garden", lies between Budock Water and Mawnan Smith, near Falmouth, United Kingdom....
.
The coastline and cliffs south-east of the church town from Toll Point to Rosemullion Head forms the Rosemullion SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
), noted for its geological
Geology of Cornwall
The Geology of Cornwall is dominated by its granite backbone, part of the Cornubian batholith, formed during the Variscan orogeny. Around this is an extensive metamorphic aureole formed in the mainly Devonian slates that make up most of the rest of the county...
and biological
Flora and fauna of Cornwall
Cornwall is the county that forms the tip of the southwestern peninsula of England; this area has a mild and warm climate regulated by the Gulf Stream...
interest. Marine species found here include Mytilus
Mytilus (mollusc)
Mytilus is a cosmopolitan genus of medium-sized to large edible saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.-Species:Species within the genus Mytilus include:* Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 - California mussel...
mussel
Mussel
The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
s, various seaweed
Seaweed
Seaweed is a loose, colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae. The term includes some members of the red, brown and green algae...
s and sea sponges, such as Botryllus schlosseri
Botryllus schlosseri
Botryllus schlosseri, commonly known as the star ascidian or golden star tunicate, is an invasive, colonial ascidian tunicate that grows on slow-moving, submerged objects, plants, and animals in nearshore saltwater environments....
.
Etymology
It is suggested that Mawnan takes its name from a sixth century Saint Maunanus, who was probably a BretonBreton people
The Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain in waves from the 3rd to 6th century into the Armorican peninsula, subsequently named Brittany after them.The...
monk who landed here about AD 520.
Churches
There are two Anglican churches: the 13th Century Church of St Mawnan and St Stephen in Mawnan Church and the 19th century Church of St Michael in Mawnan Smith village.John Rogers
John Rogers (divine)
John Rogers , divine was born at Plymouth on 17 July 1778. He was the eldest son of John Rogers, the M.P. for Penryn and Helston and Margaret, daughter of Francis Basset....
was rector here in 1807.
The land for St Michael's Church was given by the Rogers family of Carwinion and the building was completed in 1874.
The village of Mawnan Smith also has a Methodist chapel. There is a Catholic church dedicated to St Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066....
in Old Church Road, which was completed in 1965.