Carbis Bay
Carbis Bay
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Beach at Carbis Bay with the Carbis Bay Hotel behind | |
Location within Cornwall | |
Population | 3,970 [1] |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ST. IVES |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Carbis Bay (Cornish: Karrbons, meaning "causeway") is a seaside resort and village in Cornwall, England. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of St Ives, on the western coast of St Ives Bay, on the Atlantic coast.[2] The South West Coast Path passes above the beach.
Geography
Carbis Bay is almost contiguous with the town of St Ives and is in St Ives
Carbis Bay overlooks the small bay of the same name (
Mining
Wheal Providence mine in Carbis Bay is the type locality of the rare mineral Connellite.[6]
Local facilities
Notable structures
The parish church, which is dedicated to St Anta and All Saints, contains a ring of ten bells. This was the largest peal in a Cornish parish church until St Keverne's bells was increased to ten in 2001.[7] The Carbis Bay Hotel, on the seafront, was built in 1894 by Silvanus Trevail. Behind the village stands the Knill Monument, known locally as "The Steeple", a 50-foot (15 m) high monument to John Knill, a mayor of nearby St Ives during the 18th century.
Transport
Carbis Bay is connected to the national railway network using the
Schools
St Uny Primary School, a Church of England School voluntarily controlled by the Diocese of Truro, is situated in Carbis Bay.[9]
G7 Summit
In June 2021, Carbis Bay hosted the 47th G7 summit.[10][11]
Cornish wrestling
Cornish wrestling tournaments were held on Longstone Down, Longstone, which is now part of Carbis Bay.[12]
References
- Census 2001
- ^ ISBN 978 0 319 24304 6.
- ^ Cornwall Population
- ^ "The Future (And Some Of The Present) Men And Women Of St Ives And Their Pastime". The Cornishman. No. 60. 4 September 1879. p. 3.
- ^ "Carbis Bay". The Cornishman. No. 96. 13 May 1880. p. 2.
- ^ "Wheal Providence, Providence Mines, Carbis Bay, Lelant, St Ives District, Cornwall, England, UK". Mindat.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Dove, R. H. (2012) A Bellringer's Guide to the Church Bells of Britain and Ringing Peals of the World, 10th ed. Guildford: Viggers
- ^ "Night Riviera Sleeper | Great Western Railway". www.gwr.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "St Uny School". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "World leaders to meet in Cornwall for G7 Summit". ITV News. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Carbis Bay in Cornwall to host G7 summit in June". The Guardian. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 14 July 1820.
External links
Media related to Carbis Bay at Wikimedia Commons
- St Ives Town Council Archived 8 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Visit St Ives Information Centre