| St Blazey | |
| Cornish: Lanndreth | |
Station Road, St. Blazey |
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St Blazey
St Blazey shown within Cornwall |
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| Population | 6,632 (Civil Parish, 2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SX069548 |
| Parish | St Blaise |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PAR |
| Postcode district | PL24 |
| Dialling code | 01726 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South East Cornwall |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
St Blazey (Cornish: Lanndreth) is a small town in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
St Blaise is the civil parish in which St Blazey is situated; the name St Blaise is also used by the town council.[1]
St Blazey is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) east of St Austell.[2] Once an important engineering centre for the local mine and railway industries, the parish is now dominated by the Eden Project.
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The town was once 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.[2]
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.[2]
The Eden Project is located within the civil parish, and about 2 kilometres (1 mi) 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.[2]
Primary education is provided by Biscovey Nursery and Infant Community School and Biscovey Junior School.
The town's football team, St Blazey A.F.C. was the first club of England International goalkeeper Nigel Martyn.
The town is also home to St Blazey Cricket Club, which is based at Middleway.
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,[3] 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.[4]
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