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The name "Connor" was originally the name of Connerton, the mediæval manor of the parish of Gwithian. | The name "Connor" was originally the name of Connerton, the mediæval manor of the parish of Gwithian. | ||
The village straddles the old course of the A30 road but has now been bypassed and the new road passes to the north. Facilities include a school (Connor Downs Primary School), a petrol station and a fish-and-chip shop. | The village straddles the old course of the A30 road but has now been bypassed and the new road passes to the north. Facilities include a school (Connor Downs Primary School), a petrol station and a fish-and-chip shop. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:57, 22 July 2016
| Connor Downs | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 The Turnpike Inn, Connor Downs | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW592391 |
| Location: | 50°12’14"N, 5°22’27"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | TR27 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
Connor Downs is a village in western Cornwall, near Gwinear and Gwithian, in whose joint civil parish it falls. The village is about two miles east of Hayle and about two miles south-southeast of Gwithian churchtown.
The name "Connor" was originally the name of Connerton, the mediæval manor of the parish of Gwithian.
The village straddles the old course of the A30 road but has now been bypassed and the new road passes to the north. Facilities include a school (Connor Downs Primary School), a petrol station and a fish-and-chip shop.
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