Angarrack
| Angarrack | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Angarrack under the railway viaduct | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW584382 |
| Location: | 50°11’38"N, 5°23’10"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Hayle |
| Postcode: | TR27 |
| Dialling code: | 01736 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Camborne and Redruth |
Angarrack is a village in western Cornwall. It is situated in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian two miles east of Hayle.
Immediately south of the village Angarrack viaduct carries the Cornish mainline railway over the Angarrack River, a tributary of the Hayle River.
Angarrack sits in a narrow valley from which the Angarrack River flows before entering the Copperhouse Pool in Hayle, through a specially constructed culvert designed to prevent flooding. However, in January 2003 the flooding was severe enough to be reported on the regional television programme Spotlight. The Angarrack River and Penpol River eventually join the Hayle River at Harveys Towans before running into the sea at St Ives bay.
Name
The village's name comes from the Cornish language, in which An Garrek means "The Rock".. According to the Ordnance Survey the spelling is 'Angarrack' but on signs near the village, it is variously spelled 'Angarrack', 'Angharrack' and 'Angarrick'.
History
Angarrack is shown on maps as far back as the sixteenth century. The village was formerly a centre of industry with a history of mining and quarrying.
A tin smelter was built in the village in 1704, and mills and stamps for tin working were introduced later.
There were also four mills on the Angarrack River. One was at Trungle; one (Angarrack Mill) was at the far end of the village on the junction of Grist Lane formally known as (the fields) and Steamer's Hill; one (Grist Mill) was situated at the northern end of the village; and one (Loggans Mill) still stands beside the Angarrack River at the eastern end of Hayle.
Environmental Issues
Land to the West of Angarrack is part of the SSSI of Loggans Moor and has some rare populations of Crested Newts as well as the former trackbed of the Great Western Railway Line. Part of this area has been regarded as a site for some retail development.
Outside links
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