St Blazey
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St Blazey, or St Blaise, is a small town and civil parish in the Restormel district of mid-Cornwall, in England, UK. The St Blazey form of the name is usually used to refer to the place, whilst the parish and town council is referred to by the St Blaise form.[1][2]
The famous Eden Project is located within the civil parish, and about 2 km from the centre of the town. The large number of visitors this attracts has led to the development of tourism in the town. Other attractions, such as the Treffry Viaduct and the Luxulyan Valley are also close by, although actually within the adjoining parish of Luxulyan.[1]
Before the coming of the Eden Project, the town was dominated by the local mining industries and their associated transport infrastructure. Historically copper and tin were mined in and around the parish, whilst more recently china clay has been the principal commodity mined. The port of Par Harbour, which lies within the parish, was developed to ease the transport of these minerals, and initially connected to the mines by the Par Canal. Whilst the port of Par is within the parish, the village of Par is actually just across the River Par, and hence lies in the civil parish of Tywardreath.[1]
The Par Canal was soon replaced by the Cornwall Minerals Railway, which had a depot and station in the town, and still exists as part of the Atlantic Coast Line. Whilst St Blazey depot is still in use, St Blazey station closed to passengers in 1925, and the town is now served by Par station on the Cornish Main Line in Par village.[1]
Notable people from the town include Edward Long, the historian who was born at Roselyon, in 1734, and educated at Liskeard. It is claimed by some as the birthplace of Ralph Allen[citation needed], notable architect of Bath, although his christening took place at St Columb Major. John Rogers, who supported the introduction of the man engine to Cornish mines, was curate here for a time. [3]
The town's football team was the first club of England International goalkeeper Nigel Martyn.
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[edit] Education
[edit] Biscovey
Biscovey Nursery and Infant Community School Lamellyn Road, Par, Cornwall, PL24 2DB
Biscovey Junior School Biscovey Junior School Biscovey Junior School,Lamellyn Road, Par, Corwall,PL24 2DB is located to the east of St. Austell and serves the areas of Biscovey, Par and St. Blazey. The school is a modern, well-equipped building with an excellent playground and sports field.
[edit] See also
- Saint Blaise, the patron saint of the town
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map 107 - Fowey, Looe & Lostwithiel. ISBN 0-319-23708-3.
- ^ Parish or Town Council. Cornwall County Council. Retrieved on May 25, 2007.
- ^ Marchant, E. C. (1897). Rogers, John (1778–1856), divine, by E. C. Marchant (HTML). Dictionary of National Biography Vol. IL. Smith, Elder & Co.. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
[edit] External links
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kayhin/hist.html
- http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/StBlazey/index.html
- Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for St Blazey
- Biscovey Nursery and Infant Community School
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