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OS grid reference
  
SX 059 537

Country
  
Post town
  
PAR

Local time
  
Friday 1:06 AM

Civil parish
  
UK parliament constituency
  
South East Cornwall

Region
  
Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
PL24

Dialling code
  
01726

Ceremonial county
  
Unitary authority
  
Cornwall Council

St Blazey Gate

Weather
  
12°C, Wind S at 32 km/h, 98% Humidity

St Blazey Gate (Cornish: Yet Lanndreth) is a settlement in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in the civil parish of St Blaise. It is situated between the towns of St Blazey and Par on the A390 to St Austell.

Map of St Blazey Gate, St Blazey, Par, UK

The settlement formed around a toll gate on the turnpike road to St Austell. The toll house is now a private residence.

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Church of England parish of Par. It was built on land given by Edward Carlyon the owner of the nearby Tregrehan House and was consecrated on 1 November 1849. It was designed by George Edmund Street, his first commission, and built from the local reddish coloured Biscovey slate with quoins of Pentewan stone from the cliffs near Mevagissey.

The Biscovey Stone is the shaft of an ancient Celtic cross. It was inscribed but the text is no longer readable. There are several theories about the stone, one says it dates from around 600 AD to show the Saxon advance into the county, another puts the date at around 900 AD. The head is thought to have been removed during the reformation. The stone served as a gate post near the St Blazey turnpike gate. In 1896 it was moved to St Mary's Church.

References

St Blazey Gate Wikipedia


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