Golant
Golant
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 The Fowey estuary at Golant |
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 Golant
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| Golant shown within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SX122548 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FOWEY |
| Postcode district | PL23 |
| Dialling code | 01726 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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Golant (Cornish: Golnans) is a village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the west bank of the River Fowey and in the civil parish of St Sampson.
Golant is about two miles (3 km) north of Fowey and seven miles (11 km) east of St Austell.
Golant church is dedicated to St Sampson of Dol. The poet John Betjeman remarked that its pews were "extremely uncomfortable, recall the fidgets of Gus and Flora in Ravenshoe". The church was mentioned in the book England’s Thousand Best Churches by Simon Jenkins.
The village is on the Saints' Way long-distance footpath.The Fishermans Arms pub overlooks the river. Annabel Vernon, the Olympic rower, was a member of Castle Dore Rowing Club in Golant.
A once well-used ford crossed the river near Golant. During the English Civil War in 1644 a 10,000-strong parliamentary army fought Royalist forces in area. King Charles was in the area during the campaign. The Earl of Essex and other prominent parliamentarians escaped by boat to Plymouth. many 17th century cannonballs and musket balls have been found in the area.
Golant railway station known as Golant Halt was situated beside the river south of the village. It was served by trains on the Great Western Railway's Fowey branch line from 1 July 1896 until 4 January 1965. The train was affectionately known as The Rattler. The station has been demolished and the site is now a car park. Though the old foreman's shed still exists and is used by the boatwatch group.Par is now Golant's nearest railway station.
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