Perranarworthal
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The parish of Perranarworthal is situated in the deanery, and district of Kerrier in Cornwall, England, UK; it is bounded on the north by Kea, on the east by Restronguet Creek and Mylor, on the south by St Gluvias and Stithians, and on the west by Gwennap.
In 1884, the 15th Century Anglican church of St.Piran was replaced by a building designed by James Piers St Aubyn.
It was the home of the Perran Iron Foundry, an innovative concern, run by the Fox family of Falmouth and other Quaker business families. It was set up on the site of a tin smelting works in 1791. In 1858, it was sold to the Williams family, until the creek serving the factory silted up and mining in Cornwall declined. The Foundry closed in March 1879 [1]
The Norway Inn [2] provides hospitality. Cosawes Park Homes [3]have a campsite.
The famous author William Golding, ("Lord of the Flies") lived in the village before he died in June 1993.
[edit] References
- ^ Barton, D.B. (1968). The Cornish beam engine, 2nd edn., Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton, 152 – 159.
- ^ Norway Inn website
- ^ Casawes Park Homeswebsite
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