Saint Allen

St Allen is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The church town of St Allen is an isolated hamlet and the main settlement in the parish is Zelah which is situated on the A30 trunk road four miles north of Truro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Round 200m north west of Penventinnie and Polwhele House School.

Round 200m north west of Penventinnie

Archaeological site

Photo: Elizabeth Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Round 200m north west of Penventinnie is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Saint Allen.

Polwhele House School

School

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Polwhele House School is a co-educational, independent school located at Polwhele House, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The school currently accepts pupils from Nursery to GCSE, with the first Year 11 GCSE examinations taking place in Summer 2027. Polwhele House School is situated 1½ miles southeast of Saint Allen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idless and Zelah.

Idless

Hamlet

Photo: Fred James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Idless is a hamlet north of Truro in Cornwall, England. The River Allen rises north of St Allen and flows southwards through the Idless Valley into Truro.

Zelah

Village

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Zelah is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, approximately 5 miles north of Truro. Zelah is the largest settlement in the civil parish of St Allen. The parish population in the 2001 census was 435. Zelah is situated 2 miles north of Saint Allen.