Callington

Callington is a town and civil parish in east , England. It lies about 7 miles north of and 9 miles south of . The parish had a population of 5,983 in 2021.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 5,790 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in south-east Cornwall
  • Also known as: “Callington, Cornwall”
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Callington Community College.

Church
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St Mary's Church, Callington is a Grade I listed parish church in Callington, , . The present building was consecrated in 1438 on the site of an earlier chapel and was enlarged in the 15th century, with restoration in the 19th century, including work by J.P.

School
is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, in Callington . The school was established between 1911 and 1914 on Launceston Road as a council building, with parts of that building still in use.

Peak
Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, at 334 metres high, dominates the area between Callington and the in southeast , England, . The word 'Kit' comes from Old English for kite, a reference to birds of prey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frogwell and Kelly Bray.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the parish of Callington, , England. It is in the valley of the .

Village
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is a village in east , England, United Kingdom. It is situated one mile north of Callington, immediately west of in a former mining area.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet west of Kelly Bray in the parish of in east , England.

Callington

Latitude
50.50306° or 50° 30′ 11″ north
Longitude
-4.31604° or 4° 18′ 58″ west
Population
5,790
Elevation
528 feet (161 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB CNN
Open location code
9C2QGM3M+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 301856233
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2653981
Wiki­data ID
Q2045500
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Callington” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Callington”
  • Basque: “Callington (Kornualles)”
  • Basque: “Callington”
  • Bengali: “কলিংটন”
  • Breton: “Kelliwik”
  • Cebuano: “Callington”
  • Chinese: “Callington”
  • Chinese: “卡林頓”
  • Chinese: “卡灵顿”
  • Chinese: “卡靈頓”
  • Cornish: “Kelliwik”
  • Dutch: “Callington”
  • Esperanto: “Callington”
  • Esperanto: “Kelliwik”
  • French: “Callington”
  • French: “Kelliwik”
  • German: “Callington”
  • Gujarati: “કૉલિંગ્ટન”
  • Irish: “Callington”
  • Irish: “Kelliwik”
  • Italian: “Callington”
  • Japanese: “カリントン (コーンウォール)”
  • Japanese: “カリントン”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಂಗ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “캘링턴”
  • Ladin: “Callington”
  • Latin: “Callington”
  • Lithuanian: “Kalingtonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Callington (Cornwall)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Callington”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Callington”
  • Norwegian: “Callington”
  • Persian: “کالینگتون، کورنوال”
  • Polish: “Callington”
  • Portuguese: “Callington”
  • Russian: “Колингтон”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Callington”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Kelliwik”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کالینقتون، کورنوال”
  • Spanish: “Callington”
  • Spanish: “Kelliwik”
  • Swedish: “Callington, Cornwall”
  • Swedish: “Callington”
  • Tamil: “கால்லிங்டன்”
  • Telugu: “కాలింగ్టన్”
  • Turkish: “Callington”
  • Urdu: “کالینجٹن”
  • Welsh: “Callington, Cernyw”
  • Welsh: “Callington”
  • Welsh: “Kelliwik”

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Notable Places Nearby

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