Michaelstow

Michaelstow
Cornish: Logmihal
Michaelstow
 Michaelstow shown within Cornwall
Population 233 (Civil Parish, 2011)
OS grid referenceSX079788
Civil parishMichaelstow
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BODMIN
Postcode district PL30
Dialling code 01208
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentNorth Cornwall
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Coordinates: 50°34′41″N 4°42′47″W / 50.578°N 4.713°W

Michaelstow (Cornish: Logmihal)[1] is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about three miles (5 km) south of Camelford.[2] The hamlets of Fentonadle and Treveighan are in the parish.

The civil parish of Michaelstow is in the deanery of Trigg Minor and Hundred of Lesnewth. It is named after 'St Michael's holy place' and the parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels. The River Camel runs along its eastern edge and the surrounding parishes are Lanteglos-by-Camelford to the north, St Breward to the east, St Tudy to the south and St Teath to the west.[3]

Helsbury Castle (Cornish: Kastel Bre Henlys, meaning castle on the hill of the old court), an iron age hill fort, stands on Michaelstow Beacon half-a-mile north of the village.

References

  1. Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
  3. GENUKI website; Michaelstow; retrieved April 2010
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Michaelstow Church