Carnon Downs
Carnon Downs (Cornish: Goon Karnen)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about three miles southwest of Truro on the A39 Truro to Falmouth road.[2]
Carnon Downs
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  Carnon Downs Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 1,363 |
| OS grid reference | SW800404 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode district | TR3 |
| Dialling code | 01872 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Carnon Downs is in the civil parish of Feock (the population at the 2011 census included here) and consists mostly of bungalows and detached housing built in the latter half of the 20th century.
Bissoe Road, Carnon Downs
Cornish wrestling
A Cornish wrestling tournament was held at Algarnick Farm in Carnon Downs in 1983.[3][4]
References
- Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
- Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
- West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser 15 August 1983.
- West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 1 August 1983.
- "Population of Carnon Downs". City Population.de.
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