Mount Hawke
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Mount Hawke is a village in Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated approximately seven miles (11 km) west-northwest of Truro
, three miles (5 km) northeast of Redruth
, and two miles (3 km) south of St Agnes
.
The village is in a former mining
area in the administrative civil parish
of St Agnes. It has a school, Mount Hawke Community Primary School, a post office and various shops. Settlements bordering Mount Hawke include Banns
and Menagissey
.
. Before this date, Mount Hawke was enumerated under St Agnes. The parish has been in the Hundred of Powder and the Truro Registration District since its creation.
The parish church is on the south edge of the village and is dedicated to St John the Baptist. It is built of local stone with Bath stone dressings in the Perpendicular style and was consecrated in 1878.
Mount Hawke also has an active Methodist chapel
and there were formerly Wesleyan chapels at Mawla, Mount Hawke, and Skinner's Bottom
.
. There is also a cricket club which plays in the Cornwall League. The village has a park called the 'Millennium Green' with a jungle gym, a slide and swings. 'The Mount Hawke Boys' is a private club for young people. Mount Hawke also has its own Women's Institute building and a playschool held in the Methodist church. Furthermore, there is a gypsy / traveler settlement found in one of the fields, just next to the skatepark.
west of Chasewater. The halt was nearly a mile from the village on the road to Chiverton Cross
. The line closed in February 1963, the first Cornish railway to close under the Beeching axe
.
Alex Parks
, winner of the television show Fame Academy
in 2003, was brought up in Mount Hawke.
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 approximately seven miles (11 km) west-northwest of Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
, three miles (5 km) northeast of Redruth
Redruth
Redruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road , and is approximately west of...
, and two miles (3 km) south of 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....
.
The village is in a former mining
Mining in Cornwall
Mining in Cornwall and Devon began in the early Bronze Age approximately 2,150 BC and ended with the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall closing in 1998...
area in the administrative civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of St Agnes. It has a school, Mount Hawke Community Primary School, a post office and various shops. Settlements bordering Mount Hawke include Banns
Banns, Cornwall
Banns is a hamlet in north Cornwall, United Kingdom situated between Mount Hawke and Porthtowan at in the civil parish of St Agnes.The South West Coast Path is to the west of the hamlet ....
and Menagissey
Menagissey
Menagissey is a hamlet in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated half-a-mile south of Mount Hawke approximately three miles north-northeast of Redruth in the civil parish of St Agnes....
.
Churches
Mount Hawke ecclesiastical parish was created in 1847 from part of the parish of St Agnes and a smaller part of the parish of IlloganIllogan
Illogan is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated two miles northwest of Redruth.Originally a rural area supporting itself by farming and agriculture, Illogan shared in the general leap into prosperity brought about by the mining boom, which was experienced by the...
. Before this date, Mount Hawke was enumerated under St Agnes. The parish has been in the Hundred of Powder and the Truro Registration District since its creation.
The parish church is on the south edge of the village and is dedicated to St John the Baptist. It is built of local stone with Bath stone dressings in the Perpendicular style and was consecrated in 1878.
Mount Hawke also has an active Methodist chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
and there were formerly Wesleyan chapels at Mawla, Mount Hawke, and Skinner's Bottom
Skinner's Bottom
Skinner's Bottom is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom....
.
Recreation
Mount Hawke is the location of Cornwall's largest indoor skateparkSkatepark
A skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, aggressive inline skating and scooters. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, spine transfers, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs stairsets,...
. There is also a cricket club which plays in the Cornwall League. The village has a park called the 'Millennium Green' with a jungle gym, a slide and swings. 'The Mount Hawke Boys' is a private club for young people. Mount Hawke also has its own Women's Institute building and a playschool held in the Methodist church. Furthermore, there is a gypsy / traveler settlement found in one of the fields, just next to the skatepark.
Railway
When the first section of the Truro and Newquay Railway was opened in 1903, it passed east of the village. In 1905, extra stations were provided along the line as halts. Mount Hawke Halt railway station was the first such halt for eastbound trains 1 miles from the junction with the main lineCornish Main Line
The Cornish Main Line is a railway line in the United Kingdom, which forms the backbone for rail services in Cornwall, as well as providing a direct line to London.- History :...
west of Chasewater. The halt was nearly a mile from the village on the road 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 ....
. The line closed in February 1963, the first Cornish railway to close under the Beeching axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
.
Notable residents
British singer-songwriterSinger-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Alex Parks
Alex Parks
Alex Parks is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning Fame Academy in 2003, for her singles, and for the albums, Introduction and Honesty.-Biography:...
, winner of the television show Fame Academy
Fame Academy
Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one...
in 2003, was brought up in Mount Hawke.