Polbrock
| Polbrock | |
| Cornwall | |
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 The bridge at Polbrock | |
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| Grid reference: | SX014695 |
| Location: | 50°29’28"N, 4°48’7"W |
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Polbrock is a small hamlet in north Cornwall. It is situated two miles southeast of Wadebridge, near Burlorne Pillow.
The name of the village is from the Cornish Polbrogh, meaning 'badger's pool'[1]
The village sits in the steep-sided and heavily wooded valley of the River Camel and is the site of a bridge carrying a minor road over the river. The bridge is the first crossing of the River Camel upstream of Wadebridge; the next crossing is at Nanstallon two miles further upstream.
Polbrock is on the Camel Trail long-distance footpath and cycle trail. At this point, the Camel Trail follows the trackbed of the former Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway).[2][3] Polbrock is the first road access point to the Camel Trail when travelling from Wadebridge towards Bodmin.[4]
There is a small car park and picnic area from which a footpath leads through Bishop's Wood to Hustyn Mill.
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References
- ↑ Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. ISBN 9781904808220; p. 56
- ↑ Sustrans Camel Trail web page
- ↑ North Cornwall District Council's Camel Trail website
- ↑ NCDC Camel Trail guide leaflet