Warrens Bakery
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Warrens Bakery is a family-owned chain of bakeries from St Just in Penwith
, Cornwall
. It is among the best known makers of Cornish pasties
and Cornish saffron
cake in the county, and has over 50 shops throughout the south-west of England
. Warrens also supply pasties to several high-profile London
department stores, such as Fortnum and Mason.
's best-known brands, with several shops in every major Cornish town and over 50 shops in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Avon. It is still run by the Warren family, with Jonathan Warren currently in charge.
St Just in Penwith
St Just is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish encompasses the town of St Just and the nearby settlements of Trewellard, Pendeen and Kelynack: it is bounded by the parishes of Morvah to the north-east, Sancreed and Madron to the east, St Buryan and Sennen to...
, Cornwall
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...
. It is among the best known makers of Cornish pasties
Pasty
A pasty , sometimes known as a pastie or British pasty in the United States, is a filled pastry case, associated in particular with Cornwall in Great Britain. It is made by placing the uncooked filling on a flat pastry circle, and folding it to wrap the filling, crimping the edge at the side or top...
and Cornish saffron
Saffron
Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the saffron crocus. Crocus is a genus in the family Iridaceae. Each saffron crocus grows to and bears up to four flowers, each with three vivid crimson stigmas, which are each the distal end of a carpel...
cake in the county, and has over 50 shops throughout the south-west 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...
. Warrens also supply pasties to several high-profile London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
department stores, such as Fortnum and Mason.
History
Warrens Bakery was set up in St Just in 1860, and operated as a single, family-run bakery until the 1970s. Rapid expansion since then has seen Warrens grow into one of CornwallCornwall
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...
's best-known brands, with several shops in every major Cornish town and over 50 shops in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Avon. It is still run by the Warren family, with Jonathan Warren currently in charge.