Angarrack
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Coordinates: 50°11′38″N 5°23′10″W / 50.194°N 5.386°W
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 Angarrack village under the railway viaduct |
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 Angarrack
Angarrack shown within Cornwall |
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| OS grid reference | SW584382 |
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| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAYLE |
| Postcode district | TR27 |
| Dialling code | 01736 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Angarrack is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian two miles east of Hayle.[1]
Immediately south of the village Angarrack viaduct carries the Cornish mainline railway over the Angarrack River, a tributary of the Hayle River.[2]
The name comes from An Garrek which means The Rock in the Cornish language. According to the Ordnance Survey the spelling is Angarrack but on signs near the village, it is variously spelt Angarrack, Angharrack, or Angarrick (not to be confused with Angarrick in Mylor parish).
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[edit] History
Angarrack is situated in a narrow valley from which the Angarrack River flows before joining the Hayle River at Loggans[3] in a specially constructed culvert which prevents the valley flooding. However, in January 2003 the flooding was severe enough to be reported on the regional television programme Spotlight[citation needed].
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. There were also four mills on the Angarrack River.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
[edit] External links
Media related to Angarrack at Wikimedia Commons
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