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The village is 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Liskeard. [2] The meaning of the name is "sanctuary of Neot" (from minihi and Neot). [3] Menheniot had a population of 1,605 in the 2001 census. [4] This increased slightly to 1,655 at the 2011 census, [5] whereas the ward population at the same census was 3,658. [6]
Minions is in the former Caradon administrative district and in the parish of Linkinhorne.At 300 metres (980 ft) it is said to be the highest village in Cornwall. [3]The village is dominated by Caradon Hill, standing at 371 metres (1,217 ft) high, on which there is a TV transmission mast on the summit.
St Pinnock (Cornish: Sen Pynnek) is a hamlet and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Liskeard. Other settlements in the parish include East Taphouse, and Penfrane, [1] containing 421 inhabitants. [2] The parish church, dedicated to St Pynnochus (Winnoc), is located at OS Grid Ref SX200630.
The village shop and post office closed some years ago, as did the two Methodist chapels. There is also no pub in the village. Most residents rely on the local market town of Liskeard, approximately 3 miles away, for shopping and other local services. However, it does have a primary school, a village hall, and a snooker room.
The Dog and Duck was a tavern built upon St George's Fields in London in the 17th century. It was named after the sport of duck-baiting , that took place in adjacent wetland. In the 18th century its gardens were used as a spa but, by the 1770s, with spas no longer fashionable, it declined into a rowdy location for concerts.
The parish is in the Liskeard Registration District and the population in the 2001 census was 321, which had increased to 429 at the 2011 census. [ 2 ] To the north, the parish is bordered by Morval parish, to the east by Deviock parish, to the west by Looe parish and to the south by the English Channel.
Herodsfoot Church The village green at Herodsfoot. Herodsfoot (Cornish: Nanshiryarth) is a village in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is situated approximately four miles (6 km) southwest of Liskeard and five miles (8 km) north of Looe at a point where two tributaries of the West Looe river join. [1]
St Keyne (Cornish: Sen Keyn) is a village in the civil parish of St Keyne and Trewidland, in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.The parish lies between the parishes of Liskeard and Duloe. [1]