Penhale (Cornish: Pennhal)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles (10 km) east-southeast of Newquay and ten miles (16 km) west-southwest of Bodmin.[2]
Penhale
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  Penhale Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW909575 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST. COLUMB |
| Postcode district | TR9 |
| Dialling code | 01726 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The village is on the course of the A30 trunk road. The road used to run through the village but is now re-routed half-a-mile south as a dual carriageway bypass.
Penhale is in the civil parish of St Enoder and the nearest villages are St Columb Road and Indian Queens.
References
edit- ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
External links
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