Ladock
| Ladock Cornish: Egloslajek | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Ladock: the old Methodist church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW895509 |
| Location: | 50°19’12"N, 4°57’32"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,576 (2011, parish) |
| Post town: | TRURO |
| Postcode: | TR2 |
| Dialling code: | 01726 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Truro and Falmouth |
Ladock is a village in Cornwall. It is about six miles north-east of Truro. It is a sizable place today, with a parish church, a school, the village hall and a single pub, the Falmouth Arms. At the 2011 census the total population was 4,241.
Historically, Ladock was divided into two small hamlets; Bissick by the river and Ladock on the hill.
The village once had a station, Probus and Ladock halt, on the Cornish Main Line railway but services to the station ended in 1957.
Parish church
The parish church is the Church of St Ladoca. It has a fine west tower built of granite blocks. The north side of the church is 13th-century in date while the south aisle is 15th-century and the chancel was much altered by George Street in 1862–1864. Interesting features include the carved base of the rood screen and the font of Catacleuse stone.
The feast traditionally celebrated in the parish is held on the Sunday after the first Thursday in January.[1]
Sustainable village
Ladock, in a joint venture with the nearby village of Grampound Road, has launched an effort to be Cornwall's premier sustainable village and set an example for the rest of the county. The scheme has been orchestrated by The Ladock and Grampound Road Transition group. The group today consists of around fifty active members and was set up in 2008 by people within the community concerned about socioeconomic and environmental issues such as climate change, the rising cost of oil and population growth.
In 2009 the transition group won a government grant out of £500,000 of taxpayers' money which was given to twelve varying communities to find out how small-scale communities could reduce carbon emissions from the bottom up. Ladock and Grampound Road were together named 'Cornwall Sustainable Village of the Year' in 2010 and awarded an additional £1,000 first prize to be 'invested' in the community.[2]
As of early 2011, the project had completed the installation of carbon-reduction measures in sixteen homes (with varying housing types, age and occupancy), two schools, six local businesses and two community halls. Measures include heat pumps, biomass boilers, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal panels, as well the installation of dry lining and insulation in many properties. In addition, smart meters have been installed in participating properties to assist the monitoring of the behavioural change activities. The overall aim of the scheme is to deliver a reduction of 33% to the current carbon emissions each year.
In the wider community, a carbon sequestration project has seen the planting of fruit and nut trees and 5-acre allotments site to naturally absorb and hold carbon while providing a boost to local food production. A community owned 20kW wind turbine has also be installed. A community managed fund will be set up to ensure that income made by electricity generating aspects of the scheme remain a rolling resource that will benefit the wider community, reinvesting feed-in tariffs and any government incentives that may be available.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ladock) |
References
- ↑ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford
- ↑ "Two named winners in Cornwall Sustainable Village of the Year competition". This Is Cornwall. http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/named-winners-Cornwall-Sustainable-Village-Year-competition/article-2804226-detail/article.html. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Low Carbon Living Ladock and Grampound Road". Community Energy Plus. http://www.cep.org.uk/info-for-you/info-for-communities/current-projects/low-carbon-living-ladock-and-grampound-road/. Retrieved 8 April 2011.