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Coordinates: 50°07′44″N 5°30′02″W / 50.12891°N 5.50067°W
| Long Rock | |
| Cornish: Carrek Hyr | |
 Long Rock
Long Rock shown within Cornwall |
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| Population | 500 (unofficial) |
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| OS grid reference | SW497315 |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENZANCE |
| Postcode district | TR20 |
| Dialling code | 01736 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | St Ives |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Long Rock (Cornish: Carrek Hyr) is a village in southwest Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one mile (1.6 km) east of Penzance and 1½ miles (2 km) west of Marazion[1] in the civil parish of Ludgvan.
Long Rock is effectively an eastern suburb of Penzance. A dual carriageway bypass carries the A30 road north of the village and the land beside the road has been extensively developed with light industry and a retail park. Penzance Heliport is situated between Long Rock and Penzance and provides scheduled helicopter flights to the Isles of Scilly.
[edit] Facilities
The nearest primary schools are located in Gulval and Ludgvan, with the nearest secondary school, Humphry Davy School, in Penzance. Other village facilities include a shop, post office, small bakery, and a cafe.
Long Rock playing field recently received a grant to install new play equipment. Penwith District Council built a new 'amenity area' on wasteland close to the A30.
Marazion Marsh, an RSPB nature reserve leased from Lord St Levan, is situated half-a-mile east of the village[2]
Long Rock is on the shore of Mount's Bay at the centre of the three-mile beach which stetches from Penzance to Marazion. The beach is backed by a seawall along which runs the main line railway.
[edit] Transport
Long Rock is the site of a locomotive shed. Formerly catering to steam locomotives, it is the most south-westerly depot on the former Great Western Railway's system. Now known as Penzance TMD, it is a refuelling and servicing depot for diesel locomotives and HST sets[3].
Long Rock has regular bus services into Penzance and is on The Cornish Way network of cycle paths.
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 9780319231487
- ^ [1] RSPB website; retrieved April 2010
- ^ * Great Western Railway in West Cornwall, Alan Bennett, Run Past Publications, ISBN 1 870754 12 3
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