Calenick

Calenick is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kea, about a mile south of Truro in Cornwall, England, UK. It is at the head of Calenick Creek, which opens into the River Truro near Sunny Corner.

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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.

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.

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 Kea and Playing Place.

Kea

Village

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Kea is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a "large straggling parish" in a former mining area south of Truro. Kea village is situated just over one mile southwest of Truro. Old Kea is situated two miles to the east on the west bank of the Truro River at grid reference SW 843 417.

Playing Place

Village

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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.