Trevone
| Trevone Cornish: Treavon | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Trevone beach in the evening | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW893756 |
| Location: | 50°32’30"N, 4°58’28"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Padstow |
| Postcode: | PL28 |
| Dialling code: | 01841 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Cornwall |
Trevone is a seaside village and bay near Padstow in Cornwall.
The name of the village is from the Cornish Treavon, meaning 'river farm'. Trevone Bay was apparently known in Cornish as Porth Musyn, meaning 'Musun cove'.
About the villlage
Trevone is stretched along one long road, with houses, the village hall, a Women's Institute meeting hall, village shop. A few lanes branch off, leading down to the beach. Two or three houses are "bed and breakfast" guest houses.
There is a surf shop and small seasonal cafe. There is also general store halfway between the top of the hill and the beach. Trevone has recently had its post office closed down, and the general store from which the Post Office operated, but which is now closed. However, there is a new store based at Trevone Farm.
In former days, Trevone had several hotels including; Green Waves, Newlands, Trevone Bay Hotel, The Sea Spray and more; the only remaining hotel (and pub) now in the bay is the Well Parc. The Newlands has been renamed as Trevone Beach House was a bed and breakfast and is currently being developed into a private family house. As for the rest they are now tourist apartments.
Geography
Trevone Bay Site of Special Scientific Interest contains four Geological Conservation Review sites and is within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The interest for geologists include the Goniatite fossils on Pentonwarra Point and Conodont fossils on Marble Cliff. The 'Sink Hole', a large blowhole formed by a collapsed sea cave can be seen on a sloping field above the east side of the bay.[1]
Porthmissen beach has been rated as very high cleanliness, receiving the highest rating in 2008 and a good rating in 2002.[2][3] No dogs are allowed on the beach during summer months.
St Saviour's Church
St Saviour's Church built in 1959 with local sandstone from St Columb Downs. The stone is iron rich which works outwards as the stone is weathered to give a hard casing. The roof is of Delabole slate.
The church replaced a wooden mission church built in 1894. It is dedicated to St Saviour because there was a St Saviour's Chapel on what is now St Saviour's Point, on the Camel Estuary outside Padstow but inside the Doom Bar.
References
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Trevone Bay
- ↑ "Beaches Lose Water Quality Marks". BBC News. 2009-05-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8062838.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ↑ "Good Beach Guide 2009 - UK Results". Marine Conservation Society. 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/22_05_09_beachguide.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
