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Retew

Coordinates: 50°22′36″N 4°55′13″W / 50.3767°N 4.9204°W / 50.3767; -4.9204
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Retew
Ceremoninal CountyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign StateUnited Kingdom

50°22′36″N 4°55′13″W / 50.3767°N 4.9204°W / 50.3767; -4.9204 Retew was a village near St Austell in Cornwall, England, UK, that was mostly demolished in the early 1960s when the nearby Wheal Remfrey china clay quarry and waste heaps were expanded.[1]

The village was small, containing 24 houses and a factory, and stood on land owned by the quarry owners, English China Clays. The fate of the village had been expected and the residents were rehoused by the company. There was a chapel, but the village was served by visiting mobile retailers, including a butcher, a baker and a fish and chip van.[1] The only part of the village remaining is Retew Hill on the St Dennis side, and a short stub of a road on the Fraddon side, where there is still a sign pointing to the village [2]

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  1. ^ a b "New exhibition of forgotten Cornish village Retew". BBC. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/quigley-ferriday/18758996575/in/dateposted-public/