Carnon Downs

Carnon Downs
Carnon Downs is located in Cornwall
Carnon Downs
Carnon Downs
Location within Cornwall
Population1,363 
OS grid referenceSW800404
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTruro
Postcode districtTR3
Dialling code01872
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°13′21″N 5°05′15″W / 50.22238°N 5.08755°W / 50.22238; -5.08755

Carnon Downs (Cornish: Goon Karnen)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about three miles southwest of Truro on the A39 Truro to Falmouth road.[2]

Carnon Downs is in the civil parish of Feock (the population at the 2011 census included here), and consists mostly of bungalows, and detached housing built in the latter half of the 20th century.[citation needed]

Bissoe Road, Carnon Downs

Cornish wrestling

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A Cornish wrestling tournament was held at Algarnick Farm in Carnon Downs in 1983.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
  3. ^ West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser 15 August 1983.
  4. ^ West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 1 August 1983.