Angarrack
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 Angarrack village under the railway viaduct |
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  Angarrack |
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| OS grid reference | SW584382 |
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| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAYLE |
| Postcode district | TR27 |
| Dialling code | 01736 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Camborne and Redruth |
Coordinates: 50°11′38″N 5°23′10″W / 50.194°N 05.386°W
Angarrack (Cornish: An Garrek) is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian two miles east of Hayle.[1]
Immediately south of the village Angarrack viaduct carries the Cornish mainline railway over the Angarrack River, a tributary of the Hayle River.[1]
The name comes from An Garrek which means "The Rock" in the Cornish language. According to the Ordnance Survey the spelling is Angarrack but on signs near the village, it is variously spelled Angarrack, Angharrack, or Angarrick.
History
Angarrack is situated in a narrow valley from which the Angarrack River flows before entering the Copperhouse Pool in Hayle, through a specially constructed culvert designed to prevent flooding. However, in January 2003 the flooding was severe enough to be reported on the regional television programme Spotlight.The Angarrack River and Penpol River eventually join the Hayle River at Harveys Towans before running into the sea at St Ives bay.
Angarrack is shown on maps as far back as the sixteenth century. The village was formerly a centre of industry with a history of mining and quarrying. There were also four mills on the Angarrack River. One was at Trungle; one (Angarrack Mill) was at the far end of the village on the junction of Grist Lane formally known as (the fields) and Steamer's Hill; one (Grist Mill) was situated at the northern end of the village; and one (Loggans Mill) still stands beside the Angarrack River at the eastern end of Hayle.
Environmental Issues
Land to the West of Angarrack is part of the SSSI of Loggans Moor and has some rare populations of Crested Newts as well as the former trackbed of the Great Western Railway Line. Part of this area has been regarded as a site for some retail development.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Angarrack at Wikimedia Commons
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