Antony, Cornwall
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Antony is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall
, England
, United Kingdom
.
The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula
about three miles west of Torpoint
and has a shop, a pub and a garage.
Antony parish is bounded to the north by the tidal River Lynher
(also known as the St Germans River) and to the south by the English Channel
coast. To the east, the parish is bordered by Torpoint
and St John
parishes and to the west by Sheviock
parish.
The parish is in the St Germans Registration District and had a population of 436 at the 2001 census
. Apart from the church town, Antony, the only settlement of any size is Wilcove
. Scraesdon Fort
and Antony House
are also in the parish.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula
Rame Peninsula
The Rame Peninsula is a peninsula in south-east Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The peninsula is surrounded by the English Channel to the south, Plymouth Sound to the east, and the estuary of the River Lynher to the north...
about three miles west of Torpoint
Torpoint
Torpoint is a civil parish and town on the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated opposite the city of Plymouth across the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar....
and has a shop, a pub and a garage.
Antony parish is bounded to the north by the tidal River Lynher
River Lynher
The River Lynher flows through east Cornwall, UK, passing St Germans and enters the River Tamar at the Hamoaze, which in turn flows into Plymouth Sound.-Geography:...
(also known as the St Germans River) and to the south by the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
coast. To the east, the parish is bordered by Torpoint
Torpoint
Torpoint is a civil parish and town on the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated opposite the city of Plymouth across the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar....
and St John
St John, Cornwall
St John is a coastal civil parish and a village in south-east Cornwall, United Kingdom south of Saltash and south-east of Torpoint.-Geography:...
parishes and to the west by Sheviock
Sheviock
Sheviock is a coastal civil parish and a hamlet in south-east Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish is two miles south of St Germans and three miles south-west of Saltash....
parish.
The parish is in the St Germans Registration District and had a population of 436 at the 2001 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
. Apart from the church town, Antony, the only settlement of any size is Wilcove
Wilcove
Wilcove is a small coastal village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated one mile north of Torpoint and one mile west of Devonport across the Hamoaze, the tidal estuary of the River Tamar....
. Scraesdon Fort
Scraesdon Fort
Scraesdon Fort, near the village of Antony, is one of several of the forts in South East Cornwall which formed part of the ring of forts surrounding Plymouth to protect Plymouth Sound and, in particular, Plymouth docks from enemy naval attack...
and Antony House
Antony House
Antony House is the name given to an early 18th-century house, which today is in the ownership of the National Trust. It is located between the towns of Torpoint and the village of Antony in the county of Cornwall, United Kingdom...
are also in the parish.