Trelew, Cornwall
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Trelew is a hamlet in south-west Cornwall
, England
, in the United Kingdom
. It is in the civil parish
of Mylor. The settlement is between the villages of Mylor Bridge
and Mylor Churchtown two miles (3 km) north of Falmouth
and two miles (3 km) east of Penryn
at . The settlement is situated on the south shore of the tidal Mylor Creek
, an inlet on the west side of Carrick Roads
.
Trelew is also the name of a farmstead in west Cornwall located just off the B3283 road just over one mile (2 kilometres) north-east of St Buryan
village at .
Trelew village stars as the home of Gwen, the little girl whose present is forgotten, in Aardman Production's 2011 film "Arthur Christmas".
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...
, in the 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 in the 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 Mylor. The settlement is between the villages of Mylor Bridge
Mylor Bridge
Mylor Bridge is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in Mylor civil parish at the head of Mylor Creek approximately five miles north of Falmouth....
and Mylor Churchtown two miles (3 km) north of Falmouth
Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....
and two miles (3 km) east of Penryn
Penryn, Cornwall
Penryn is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Penryn River about one mile northwest of Falmouth...
at . The settlement is situated on the south shore of the tidal Mylor Creek
Mylor Creek
Mylor Creek is a tidal ria in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a tributary of Carrick Roads, the estuary of the River Fal and is situated approximately six miles south of Truro and two miles north of Falmouth....
, an inlet on the west side of Carrick Roads
Carrick Roads
Carrick Roads is located on the southern Cornish coast in the UK, near Falmouth. It is a large waterway created after the Ice age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise dramatically , creating a large natural harbour which is navigable from Falmouth to...
.
Trelew is also the name of a farmstead in west Cornwall located just off the B3283 road just over one mile (2 kilometres) north-east of St Buryan
St Buryan
St Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End...
village at .
Trelew village stars as the home of Gwen, the little girl whose present is forgotten, in Aardman Production's 2011 film "Arthur Christmas".