Goonhavern
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Goonhavern is a village in north Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated on the A3075 Newquay
to Chiverton Cross
road approximately two miles east of Perranporth
.
As well as a village store/post office, a garden centre and several campsites, there is a public house named 'The New Inn' located in the centre of the village. Until recently, a model village
. was a notable visitor attraction beside the B3285 just south-east of Goonhavern. A traditional and popular village show held in the community hall in July with prizes awarded for the local produce, flower arrangements, art, craft and photography. A railway branch-line to Perranporth and St Agnes
ran through Goonhavern from c.1905 but the line was closed by Dr Beeching's cuts in the 1960s and today there is little sign of its precise route through the village centre.
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
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. It is situated on the A3075 Newquay
Newquay
Newquay is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is situated on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall approximately west of Bodmin and north of Truro....
to Chiverton Cross
Chiverton Cross
Chiverton Cross is a road junction in Cornwall, United Kingdom, about four miles north-east of Redruth and five miles west of Truro at OS grid reference ....
road approximately two miles east of Perranporth
Perranporth
Perranporth is a small seaside resort on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is southwest of Newquay and northwest of Truro. Perranporth and its long beach face the Atlantic Ocean....
.
As well as a village store/post office, a garden centre and several campsites, there is a public house named 'The New Inn' located in the centre of the village. Until recently, a model village
Model village
A model village is a type of mostly self-contained community, in most cases built from the late eighteenth century onwards by industrialists to house their workers...
. was a notable visitor attraction beside the B3285 just south-east of Goonhavern. A traditional and popular village show held in the community hall in July with prizes awarded for the local produce, flower arrangements, art, craft and photography. A railway branch-line to Perranporth and St Agnes
St Agnes, Cornwall
St Agnes is a civil parish and a large village on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately five miles north of Redruth and ten miles southwest of Newquay....
ran through Goonhavern from c.1905 but the line was closed by Dr Beeching's cuts in the 1960s and today there is little sign of its precise route through the village centre.