Black Rock, Cornwall
Crowan
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 Crowan parish church |
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| Crowan shown within Cornwall | |
| Population | 2,581 (2011 census including Carzise ) |
| OS grid reference | SW645345 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAMBORNE |
| Postcode district | TR14 |
| Dialling code | 01209 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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Crowan (Cornish: Egloskrewen) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is about three-and-a-half miles (6 km) south of Camborne. The River Hayle rises near Crowan and flows through the village and the railway branch to Helston passed nearby.
Crowan had a population of 2,375 (2001) which had increased to 2,454 in the 2011 census. Crowan Churchtown is not the largest settlement: there are villages at Praze-an-Beeble, Nancegollan, Bolitho and Leedstown and a hamlet at Black Rock (on the B3280 road four miles (6.5 km) south of Camborne and five miles (8 km) north of Helston). The hamlets of Carzise, Clowance Wood, Drym, Fraddam, Gwinear Downs, Horsedowns, Nine Maidens Downs, Noonvares, Paul's Green, Releath, Townshend and Tremayne are also in the parish.
The parish church is dedicated to St Crewenna and is built of granite. The Latin name of the saint is first given as Crewanus in 1201 though later forms are in the feminine. St Crewenna was possibly one of the Irish saints accompanying saints Germoe and Breaca. The church is of the 15th century but was substantially restored in 1872. There are numerous monuments to members of the St Aubyn family. Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, is buried at Crowan; his monument was carved by William Behnes. The three St Aubyn brasses (c. 1420, c. 1490 & c. 1550) are however now at Clowance.
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