Trewoon
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Trewoon (/ˈtruən/;[1] Cornish: Trewoon)[2] is a village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[3] It is on the western outskirts of St Austell, on the A3058 road and is a linear settlement, with housing estates, a village hall, park and playing fields. The village has many amenities and local businesses: a garage (mechanical operations only), a post office, a Convenience store, hairdressers, "The White Pyramid" pub, and Trinity Methodist church.
Trewoon
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Westbridge Road, Trewoon | |
Location within Cornwall | |
OS grid reference | SW996528 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ST. AUSTELL |
Postcode district | PL25 |
Dialling code | 01726 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50.3403°N 4.8178°W / 50.3403; -4.8178 |
Trewoon is mentioned in the Domesday Book (as Tregoin: held by Hamelin from Robert, Count of Mortain) and is part of the St Mewan Parish and had its own manor known as Hembal Manor. China clay has played a big part in the village's history following its discovery by William Cookworthy.