Carnkie (Cornish: Karnki) is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated half a mile west of Rame, approximately three and a half miles west of Penryn and approximately five miles north east of Helston.[1] It is in the civil parish of Wendron.
Carnkie
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  Carnkie Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW715345 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Helston |
| Postcode district | TR13 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
The village has a village hall and a garage, and until 2010 also had a Methodist chapel.
The name Carnkie comes from the Cornish language words karn, meaning 'crag, tor', and ki, meaning 'dog'.[2]
The chapel
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The old chapel at Carnkie was built in 1900 as a Bible Christian Chapel. The chapel was closed in 2010 and the last service was held on 22 August.[3]
References
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- ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
- ^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Karnki
- ^ "Last service at Carnkie Chapel, Wendron". Falmouth Packet. 10 August 2010.
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