Penwithick
| Penwithick | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Carloggas Downs | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 50°22’23"N, 4°46’48"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
Penwithick is a village in Cornwall, two and a half miles north of St Austell, in the 'clay country' – the area of china clay quarrying. The population at the census 2011 was 4,479.
Penwithick has a small local shop which also has a sub post office, a social club as well as a premises selling fish & chips.
There are plans to build a new settlement Baal & West Carclaze south of the village as part of the St Austell and Clay Country Eco-town. This would include 1,800 to 2,500 homes. The plan was given outline approval in July 2009.[1]
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Penwithick) |
References
- ↑ "Baal & West Carclaze – a community for all". ECO-BOS. http://eco-bos.com/our-plans/masterplan-sites/baal-west-carclaze-a-community-for-all/. Retrieved 7 November 2010.