Kea
Kea is a locality in Cornwall, West Country, England. Kea is situated nearby to the village Playing Place, as well as near the hamlet Newbridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Truro Cathedral and Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery.
Truro Cathedral
Church
Photo: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Truro, Cornwall. It was built between 1880 and 1910 to a Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson on the site of the parish church of St Mary.
Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Elaine Hamby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, formerly known as the Royal Cornwall Museum, is a museum in Truro, England, which holds an extensive mineral collection rooted in Cornwall's mining and engineering heritage.
Plen-an-gwary
Archaeological site
A plen-an-gwarry or plain-an-gwary, is a "playing-place" or round, a medieval amphitheatre found in Cornwall. A circular outdoor space used for plays, sports, and public events, the plen-an-gwary was a Cornish variant of a construction style found across Great Britain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Truro and Carnon Downs.
Truro
Truro is a small cathedral city in South Cornwall. It is the administrative capital of the County of Cornwall.
Carnon Downs
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carnon Downs is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about three miles southwest of Truro on the A39 Truro to Falmouth road. Carnon Downs is in the civil parish of Feock, and consists mostly of bungalows, and detached housing built in the latter half of the 20th century.
Playing Place
Village
Photo: Fred James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Playing Place is a village southwest of Truro, Cornwall, England. It is to the east of the A39 road. The name derives from Cornish 'plain an gwarry', an open-air performance area used historically for entertainment and instruction.
Kea
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.242° or 50° 14′ 31″ northLongitude
-5.0813° or 5° 4′ 53″ westElevation
279 feet (85 metres)Open location code
9C2P6WR9+QFGeoNames ID
7293072
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In Other Languages
“Kea” goes by many names.
- Cornish: “Sen Ke”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Truro railway station and Porth Kea Hill.
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