Holywell, Cornwall
50°23′N 5°8′W / 50.383°N 5.133°W
Holywell (Cornish: Tregew)[1] is a coastal village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at Holywell Bay (Cornish: Porth Heylyn),[1] about three miles (5 km) west-southwest of Newquay.[2]
Holywell beach adjoins the settlement to the northwest and Penhale Camp, an army training establishment regularly used by cadets, is half-a-mile to the southwest.[2][3] On the north side of Holywell beach Holywell Cave is accessible at low tide and contains many pools formed by natural buildup of minerals.[4] In the cave is St Cubert's holy well.[5]
There are two holiday parks just outside of the village. Holywell Bay Holiday Park, operated by Parkdean Resorts, and Trevornick campsite.
W. J. Burley, the author of the Wycliffe novels, lived in Holywell until his death in 2002.[6]
References
- ^ a b Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
- ^ [1] Wikimapia website, retrieved April 2010
- ^ Secret Shrines: In a Dark Sea Cave....by Paul Broadhurst
- ^ Ellis, P. B. (1992) The Cornish Saints. Penryn: Tor Mark Press, pp. 9-10
- ^ [2] BBC website; news of Burley's death at Holywell; retrieved April 2010
External links
Media related to Holywell, Cornwall at Wikimedia Commons
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