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| Cornish: Dowr Budhek | |
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Budock Water
Budock Water shown within Cornwall |
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| Population | 1,399 (Civil Parish, 2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SW783320 |
| Parish | Budock |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FALMOUTH |
| Postcode district | TR11 |
| Dialling code | 01326 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Camborne and Redruth |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Budock or Budock Water (Cornish: Dowr Budhek) is a civil parish and a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated two miles (3 km) west of Falmouth.[1]
According to the 2001 census Budock parish had a population of 1,399. The parish includes the smaller villages of Lamanva and Treverva and encompasses 2,400 acres (9.7 km2) of land. Arable farming in the parish includes early potatoes, broccoli and daffodils.
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The earliest recorded rector of Budock was in 1207, although it is believed that the link to Budoc, a Celtic saint, dates back to 470 AD.[2][3] The parish church, which has a western tower, is partly of the 13th and partly of the 15th century: the box pews which in most churches were removed in the Victorian period remained until mid 2010 when they were also removed. Falmouth was originally part of the parish of Budock. The church contains a brass to John Killigrew and his wife, 1567.[4]
Besides the parish church, the village also had a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel originally built around 1814, and rebuilt in 1843. Declining congregations eventually resulted in this chapel being closed and sold, and although that building is now used as a meadery restaurant, there is still an active Methodist Chapel at Treverva.
At Rosemerryn is a substantial house of about 1730. The Crag, Maenporth, is a house built by Alfred Waterhouse in 1865 incorporating some Cornish elements: subsequently a hotel,[5] it burnt down in 1981.[6]
Budock Water village has a public house called the Trelowarren Arms and there are also two hotels in the parish which both have restaurants that are open to non-residents. The village had a post office until 2009 when it was closed following the central government review of rural post offices, but the shop remains as another hub for the village. There is a regular bus service connecting the village with both Falmouth and Helston as well as the outlying villages in the area.[7]
The village school (a Church of England primary school) closed in 1990 when it was amalgamated with two other church schools. The original building was sold and converted into a private house. Local children benefit from a playing field in the middle of the village, donated by a local landowner, equipped with swings and climbing frames. There is a village hall that is used by clubs and organisations ranging from the toddlers group, through the Brownies and Guides, to the Over 60s Club.
Budock woods remains a popular wooded area adjoining the village. One area of the woods was noted to have a great many bluebell flowers, but these suffered after the great storms in January 1990 that toppled many of the mature beech and sweet chestnut trees that they were growing beneath. A jungle garden located at Penjerrick Garden is open to visitors on certain days.
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