Mawnan Smith
| Mawnan Smith | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Mawnan Smith in winter | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW777287 |
| Location: | 50°6’60"N, 5°6’39"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Falmouth |
| Postcode: | TR11 |
| Dialling code: | 01326 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Falmouth and Camborne |
Mawnan Smith is a village in the civil parish of Mawnan in southern Cornwall. It is approximately three miles south of Falmouth. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 1,539.
The parish church of St Mawnan and St Stephen is in Mawnan village (also known as Mawnan Church). A second church, St Michael's, was built in the village of Mawnan Smith in 1876 and there was also a Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the village.
Name
The village name may derive from the fact that it once had four working smithies serving the many farms in the parish.[1] By the early 20th century only one remained in business. It was operated by blacksmith Billy James followed by his son Dryden and closed when the latter died in 1994. The Mawnan Anvil Trust[2] has since restored the smithy as a working forge with a resident Artist Blacksmith[3] and the site now also includes a Silversmith,[4] Sign Writer[5] and Carpenter.[6]
Modern legends
In the 1970s the Lancastrian hoaxer and self-proclaimed crypto-biologist, Tony "Doc" Shiels, reported that a resident seen a large creature in Mawnan Smith, which was dubbed 'the Owlman'. A couple of other sighting were reported by visitors (who had apparently heard of Shiels's original report).
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Mawnan Smith) |
References
- ↑ Information on Mawnan Smith from GENUKI
- ↑ "The Old Smithy and Craft workshops Mawnan Smith". Mawnansmith.org. http://www.mawnansmith.org/. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ↑ "SAW Forge". SAW Forge. http://www.sawforge.co.uk/. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ↑ "Jeweller Silversmith". Abigail Brown. http://www.abigailbrown.co.uk/. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ↑ "Traditional hand painted and gold leaf signs from Cornwall". Signs of good taste. http://www.signsofgoodtaste.com/. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ↑ "Joinery and Furniture by Peter Steele". O-a-k.co.uk. http://www.o-a-k.co.uk/. Retrieved 2015-10-24.