Blue Anchor, Cornwall
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Blue Anchor is a hamlet in central Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated on the old course of the A30
road (now re-routed south of the settlement as a dual carriageway
bypass
) between the villages of Fraddon
and Penhale
.
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...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is situated on the old course of the A30
A30 road
The 284 miles A30 road from London to Land's End, historically known as the Great South West Road used to provide the most direct route from London to the south west; more recently the M3 motorway and A303 road performs this function for much of the route and only parts of A30 now retain trunk...
road (now re-routed south of the settlement as a dual carriageway
Dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...
bypass
Bypass (road)
A bypass is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety....
) between the villages of Fraddon
Fraddon
Fraddon is a village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom, in the parish of St Enoder. It is roughly midway between Newquay and St Austell and is south of the linked villages of St Columb Road and Indian Queens....
and Penhale
Penhale
Penhale is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately six miles east-southeast of Newquay and ten miles west-southwest of Bodmin.The village is on the course of the A30 trunk road...
.