Porkellis
| Porkellis | |
| Cornish: Porthkellys | |
 A street in Porkellis |
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  Porkellis Porkellis shown within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW695335 |
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| Shire county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Porkellis (Cornish: Porthkellys)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about three and a half miles north east of Helston, and is in the heart of the old Wendron mining district.
The village has a pub (The Star Inn), a Methodist chapel, a village hall and a primary school.
Chapels
Porkellis has two chapels, the original one was built in 1814, and is Grade II listed. The latter Wesleyan chapel was bigger and built in 1866 alongside the older one. It too is Grade II listed. When the latter one was built the original was converted into a schoolroom.[2] Services now take place in the earlier Trinity Chapel as the state of the Wesleyan chapel is deteriorating.
The village also had a church (dedicated to St Christopher) which was built in the 19th century, and was a chapel of ease in the parish of Carnmenellis. This closed in the 1970s, but is now used as the village hall.[3]
Porkellis Moor
This an extensive area of marsh land near the village, which was once used for mining, mainly for tin and a few old engine houses and industrial remains can still been seen here today.[2] The moor forms part of West Cornwall Bryophytes Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4]
References
- ↑ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wendron mines and sites". Cornwall & Scilly Historic Environment Service. Retrieved April 06, 2011.
- ↑ "Wendron Parish Council". Wendron Parish Council. Retrieved April 06, 2011.
- ↑ "West Cornwall Bryophytes". Natural England. 1999. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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