Shortlanesend and Allet

Shortlanesend is a village in Kenwyn parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies two miles north of the city of Truro at grid reference SW 805 475.

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Type: Village
Description: village in Cornwall, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Shortlanesend and Allet, Cornwall”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Truro Cathedral and Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery.

Truro Cathedral

Church

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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. Truro Cathedral is situated 2 miles southeast of Shortlanesend and Allet.

Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery

Museum

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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. Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery is situated 2 miles southeast of Shortlanesend and Allet.

Truro railway station

Railway station

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Truro railway station serves the city of Truro, in Cornwall, England. The station lies on the Cornish Main Line from Plymouth to Penzance; it is also the junction for the Maritime Line to Falmouth Docks and the busiest station in Cornwall. Truro railway station is situated 2 miles south of Shortlanesend and Allet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idless and Gloweth.

Idless

Hamlet

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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.

Gloweth

Suburb

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Gloweth is a housing estate west of Treliske on the western outskirts of Truro in Cornwall, England. There is an electoral ward named Threemilestone and Gloweth. Gloweth is situated 2 miles southwest of Shortlanesend and Allet.