Carnkie, Wendron

For the village located near Redruth, see Carnkie, Redruth.
Carnkie
Carnkie
 Carnkie shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW715345
Shire countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district TR13
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
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Coordinates: 50°09′52″N 5°12′01″W / 50.16444°N 5.20023°W / 50.16444; -5.20023

Carnkie is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated half a mile west of Rame, approximately three and a half miles west of Penryn and approximately five miles north east of Helston.[1]

The village has a village hall and a garage, and until 2010 also had a Methodist chapel.

The chapel

The old Methodist Church

The old chapel at Carnkie was built in 1900 as a Bible Christian Chapel. The chapel was closed in 2010 and the last service was held on 22 August.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
  2. ↑ "Last service at Carnkie Chapel, Wendron". Falmouth Packet. 2010-08-10.


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