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Polmassick
Polmassick crossroads
OS grid referenceSW971455
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall

Polmassick (Cornish: Ponsmasek)[1] is a hamlet in the civil parish of St Ewe in Cornwall, England. It is about half a mile southwest of St Ewe Churchtown.[2] A stream of the same name flows through the area, which is inhabited by trout.[3]

Economy

Polmassick Winery, with a vineyard of 2.5 acres was established in the village in 1978, the first commercial vineyard to be planted in the county. It has been run by Barbara Musgrave since 1986.[4]

Kastlah Deer Farm sells venison, poultry and guinea fowl at the market in St Austell.[5] There are several self-catering and B&B cottages, including those of Kilbol Country House Hotel[6] and Mill Cottage.[7]

References

  1. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 189. 1961
  3. ^ Payton, Sir Charles Alfred (1879). Moss from a Rolling Stone: Or, Moorish Wanderings and Rambling Reminiscences. "The Field" Office. pp. 460–3.
  4. ^ Trewin, Carol (2005). Gourmet Cornwall. Alison Hodge Publishers. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-906720-39-4.
  5. ^ "Market traders pitch in with price protest". West Briton. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Kilbol Cottages". Kilbolcottages.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Mill Cottage". Mevagisseybedandbreakfast.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.