Gunwalloe

Coordinates: 50°03′14″N 5°16′44″W / 50.054°N 5.279°W / 50.054; -5.279
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Gunwalloe
Gunwalloe is located in Cornwall
Gunwalloe
Gunwalloe
Location within Cornwall
Population219 (2011)
Civil parish
  • Gunwalloe
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Cornwall
50°03′14″N 5°16′44″W / 50.054°N 5.279°W / 50.054; -5.279
Gunwalloe parish church

Gunwalloe (

Lizard Peninsula three miles (4.8 km) south of Helston and partly contains The Loe,[1] the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall. The parish population including Berepper at the 2011 census was 219.[2] The hamlets in the parish are Chyanvounder, Berepper and Chyvarloe.[3] To the east are the Halzephron cliffs (the site of many graves of shipwrecked sailors and soldiers) and further east the parish church.[4]

Gunwalloe lies within the

Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.[5]

History

Gunwalloe is considered to be the first entry for Cornwall in the

Church of Saint Winwaloe was rebuilt in the 14th to 15th century but the tower (a separate older building which belonged to the earlier church) is perhaps 13th century.[6][7][8]

Gunwalloe's pilchard seine fishery was auctioned on 19 January 1884 and bought for £53 by Mr James Trehair. Items for sale included the Good Templar stop seine, a tuck seine, a seine boat, a cock boat, anchors, warps, ropes and tarpaulins.[9][10]

Gunwalloe village once belonged to the family of Penrose (of Penrose, Cornwall) but was sold; some property was sold to sitting tenants and other property to the National Trust.[11]

National and archaeological significance

Halzephron

Gunwalloe is home to a number of

Court of Star Chamber.[14][15]

In late 2010, an early

National Trust.[16]

Recreation

Gunwalloe Church Cove

The Halzephron Inn has a history of smuggling and is close to Gunwalloe Cove. The name Halzephron means "hell's headland". The inn was built in 1468 and parts of it have been constructed with timber salvaged from shipwrecks on the coast.[17]

Gunwalloe beach is used by

naturists.[18][19][a]

Deaths

Church Cove, Gunwalloe, is noted for strong currents.

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ Location of Gunwalloe naturist beach 50°03′46″N 5°17′13″W / 50.062789°N 5.286988°W / 50.062789; -5.286988
  1. ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
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  2. ^ "parish population 2011 census". Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
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  4. ^ Gunwalloe; GenUKI
  5. ^ "Cornwall AONB". Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. ^ Cornish church guide 1925, p. 105.
  7. ^ Henderson 1964, p. 77.
  8. ^ Pevsner & Radcliffe 1970, pp. 75–76.
  9. ^ "Pilchard Seines, At Mullion And Gunwalloe, For Sale". The Cornishman. No. 288. 17 January 1884. p. 1.
  10. ^ "Sale Of Pilchard Seans". The Cornishman. No. 289. 24 January 1884. p. 4.
  11. ^ Gunwalloe; GenUKI
  12. ^ "Gunwalloe, St Winwaloe". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Rose Cottage". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  14. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1000076)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  15. ISBN 978-1-84383-555-4
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  16. ^ "Cornwall Archaeological Society". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  17. ^ The Halzephron Inn; history
  18. ^ Smallcombe, Mike (19 July 2016). "There are plenty of nudist beaches around Cornwall..." West Briton. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Berepper Beach (Loe Bar), Gunwalloe Cove, near Helston". Naturism in Cornwall. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  20. ^ The Times (London): 1951; Obituary, 15 August p. 6 & news item, 14 August p6.
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