Place:Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall, England

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NameLanteglos by Fowey
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates50.345°N 4.615°W
Located inCornwall, England
See alsoWest Hundred, Cornwall, Englandhundred in which it was located
Liskeard Rural, Cornwall, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
Liskeard Registration District, Cornwall, Englandregistration district of which it was part 1837-2007
source: Family History Library Catalog

NOTE: Lanteglos by Fowey is an ecclesiastical parish on the south coast of Cornwall, England, situated opposite Fowey at the mouth of the River Fowey. It should not be confused with Lanteglos by Camelford on the north coast of Cornwall, northwest of Bodmin Moor.


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Lanteglos by Fowey (Old Cornish: Nant Eglos, meaning "church valley") is a coastal civil parish in south Cornwall, England. It is situated on the east side of the tidal estuary of the River Fowey which separates it from the town and civil parish of Fowey.

To the north, Lanteglos by Fowey is bounded by the parish of St. Veep, to the east by the parish of Lansallos, and to the south by the sea. The population in the 2001 census was 994.

The village of Lanteglos Highway is in the north of the parish.

The parish church of St. Wyllow is at Churchtown hamlet (50.334°N 4.608°W) just over a mile (2 km) to the south of Lanteglos Highway. St Saviour church (a chapel-of-ease of the parish church) is situated in Polruan, the largest settlement in the parish.

The riverside village of Bodinnick lies to the west of the parish. A car ferry to Fowey departs from there. The hamlet of Whitecross (50.346°N 4.616°W) lies between Lanteglos Highway and Bodinnick. The hamlet of Mixtow lies on the River Fowey to the west. There was a lime kiln here and a watermill to the north at Castle.

Pont Pill is a tidal creek which runs through the parish. The hamlet of Pont (50.334°N 4.608°W) lies on the stream running into the pill. There was a quey, granary, two limekilns, malt house, warehouse, corn mill, three watermills (dating from 1298, 1309 and 1423) a sawmill, beer house and blacksmith in Pont.

Lanteglos-by-Fowey was part of the Liskeard Rural District from 1894 until 1974.

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