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Cornish: Marghashir | |
Summercourt
Summercourt shown within Cornwall |
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OS grid reference | SW881567 |
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Parish | St Enoder |
Unitary authority | Cornwall |
Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWQUAY |
Postcode district | TR8 |
Dialling code | 01726 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | North Cornwall |
List of places: UK • England • Cornwall |
Summercourt (Cornish: Marghashir) is a village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of St Enoder five miles (8 km) south-east of Newquay. The village is centered on the crossroads at OS Grid Ref SW887561 of the old course of the A30 road (now re-routed north of the village as a dual carriageway bypass) and the A3058 Newquay to St Austell road[1].
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There is a village school, Summercourt Community Primary School, which is a combined primary and junior school. It has a capacity of just over 100 pupils. The school started its life as the National School, Summercourt, in 1828 and was the first school in the area - taking children from Summercourt, Fraddon, Mitchell and even Indian Queens. At first it was only for boys - and consisted of one small room. A year later, girls were also permitted to attend. Since that time, the school has increased in size considerably to its present size.
The village has two pubs, the London Inn on School Road and Viners at Carvynick (previously the Fox’s Revenge). There is also a Methodist Church, and a shop with a post office counter[2].
Summercourt fair is a Charter fair held in Summercourt in the last week of September each year; at over 800 years old, it is the longest-established fair in Cornwall[3][4].
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