Polmassick

Polmassick

Polmassick crossroads
Polmassick
Polmassick shown within Cornwall
OS grid reference SW971455
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament South West England

Polmassick (Cornish: Ponsmasek)[1] is a hamlet in the civil parish of St Ewe in Cornwall, England. It is about half a mile southwest of St Ewe Churchtown.[2] A stream of the same name flows through the area, which is inhabited by trout.[3]

Economy

Polmassick Winery, with a vineyard of 2.5 acres was established in the village in 1978, the first commercial vineyard to be planted in the county. It has been run by Barbara Musgrave since 1986.[4]

Kastlah Deer Farm sells venison, poultry and guinea fowl at the market in St Austell.[5] There are several self-catering and B&B cottages, including those of Kilbol Country House Hotel[6] and Mill Cottage.[7]

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 One-inch map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 189. 1961
  3. ↑ Payton, Sir Charles Alfred (1879). Moss from a Rolling Stone: Or, Moorish Wanderings and Rambling Reminiscences. "The Field" Office. pp. 460–3.
  4. ↑ Trewin, Carol (2005). Gourmet Cornwall. Alison Hodge Publishers. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-906720-39-4.
  5. ↑ "Market traders pitch in with price protest". West Briton. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kilbol Cottages". Kilbolcottages.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mill Cottage". Mevagisseybedandbreakfast.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.


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