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'''Polgooth''' ([[Cornish language|Cornish]]: ''Pollgoedh'' meaning "Goose Pond") is a village in south [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]]. It is situated two miles (3.5 km) south-west of [[St Austell]]. |
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Mines in the area around Polgooth [[Mining in Cornwall|mined]] and traded [[tin]] and [[copper]] since the Phoenician era. |
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Polgooth is the birthplace of geologist [[John Arthur Phillips]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]].<ref name="dnb">{{cite web | last = Bonney | first = T. G. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Phillips, John Arthur (1822–1887), geologist, by T. G. Bonney, Published 1895 | work = [[Dictionary of National Biography]] Vol. XXXXV | publisher =[[Smith, Elder & Co.]] | year = 1895 | url = http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/olddnb/22164 | format = HTML | doi = | accessdate = 2008-02-03}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/cisi/polgooth/polgooth.htm Historic Cornwall article on Polgooth] |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Polgooth (Cornish: Pollgoedh meaning "Goose Pond") is a village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated two miles (3.5 km) south-west of St Austell.
Mines in the area around Polgooth mined and traded tin and copper since the Phoenician era.
Polgooth is the birthplace of geologist John Arthur Phillips FRS.[1]
- ^ Bonney, T. G. (1895). "Phillips, John Arthur (1822–1887), geologist, by T. G. Bonney, Published 1895" (HTML). Dictionary of National Biography Vol. XXXXV. Smith, Elder & Co. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
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