Carlyon

Carlyon is a civil parish in , England, United Kingdom. It lies immediately east of the town of and has a coast onto Carlyon Bay, part of the larger .
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  • Type: Locality with 1,580 residents
  • Description: civil parish on the south coast of Cornwall, England
  • Also known as: Carlyon civil parish”, “Carlyon CP”, and “Carlyon, Cornwall

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eden Project and Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre.

Garden
The is a visitor attraction in , England. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit. The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species, and each enclosure emulates a natural biome.

Museum
The Shipwreck Treasure Museum located in , , was a historical housing over 8,000 artifacts from 165 different shipwrecks.

College
, also known as The Group, is a further education college situated on eight sites throughout and , England, , with its headquarters in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlestown and Par.

is a coastal village directly south-east of in South Cornwall. The village is notable for its use as a filming location for the TV show Poldark.

is in South Cornwall. A village and fishing port at the edge of Sands between and and half a mile from Twywardreath village and nearby to the hamlet of Polmear, at the bottom of Polmear Hill.

is a town in South Cornwall. Its main attraction is the Eden Project, a huge outdoor and indoor collection of plants from around the world. The town is also a centre of the Cornish china-clay industry.

Carlyon

Latitude
50.346° or 50° 20′ 46″ north
Longitude
-4.7468° or 4° 44′ 49″ west
Population
1,580
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Open location code
9C2Q87W3+97
Geo­Names ID
7294218
Wiki­data ID
Q5043154
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Carlyon” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: ক্যারলিওন
  • Cebuano: Carlyon (distrito sa Hiniusang Gingharian)
  • Cebuano: Carlyon
  • Chinese: 卡里昂
  • Cornish: Karleghyon
  • French: Carlyon
  • German: Carlyon
  • Gujarati: કાર્લયોન
  • Irish: Carlyon
  • Japanese: カーリヨン
  • Kannada: ಕಾರ್ಲೈನ್
  • Korean: 카를리언
  • Lithuanian: Karlaijon
  • Polish: Carlyon
  • Portuguese: Carlyon
  • Russian: Карлаин
  • Spanish: Carlyon
  • Swedish: Carlyon (distrikt i Storbritannien)
  • Swedish: Carlyon
  • Tamil: கார்லியோன்
  • Telugu: కార్లిన్
  • Turkish: Carlyon
  • Urdu: کارلیون
  • Welsh: Carlyon
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gull Island and Charlestown Port.

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