Longdowns

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Coordinates: 50°09′50″N 5°09′32″W / 50.164°N 5.159°W / 50.164; -5.159

The road approaching Longdowns

Longdowns is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the A394 road approximately three miles (4.8 km) west of Penryn .^[1]

Longdowns is in an area of granite quarries, some active some disused. The village has a petrol station, a convenience store and a pub. It still has a working blacksmith's shop.

John Spargo, the American socialist, was born in Longdowns.

References

↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4

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