St Pinnock
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 Road junction for St Pinnock |
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| Population | 676 United Kingdom Census 2011 including Connonu |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
St Pinnock (Cornish: Sen Pynnek) is a hamlet and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish of St Pinnock has always been in the Liskeard Registration District, just over a mile (2 km) south of Dobwalls and 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Liskeard. Other settlements in the parish include East Taphouse, and Penfrane containing 421 inhabitants. It is situated a little to the south of the great Plymouth and Falmouth road, and comprises 3487 acres, of which 112 are common or waste; the soil generally is best adapted to the growth of corn. There is a stream called Herod's Foot that runs through the parish; and there is a lead and silver mine of the same name, but not at present worked. Stone of excellent quality is also quarried for flooring and building purposes. To the north, the parish is bordered by St Cleer and St Neot parishes, to the east by Dobwalls and Trewidland parish, to the south by Lanreath and Duloe parishes and to the west by Broadoak parish. The A390 runs through the north of the Parish. The parish church is dedicated to St Pinnock and is located at |OS Grid Ref SX200630. In the 1870s, St Pinnock was described as:
PINNOCK (St.), a parish in Cornwall; adjacent to the Cornwall railway, 3¼ miles ; and 1¼ S of Doublebois r. station. Post-town. Acres, 3, 487. Real property, £2, 464; of which £350 are in mines. Pop., 571. Houses, 104. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £285.* Patrons, A. Coryton, Esq., the Rev. E. J. Treffry, and the Rev. J. Rawlings. The church is very ancient, and has a tower. There are chapels for Bible Christians and CalviPopulation Structurenistic Methodists, and a free school.
The parish population at the 2001 census was 621; at the 2011 census it had increased to 673. According to the 2011 Census there were 315 males and 361 females living in the parish. The following graph shows the changes between 1880-2001, the graph shows that there was a gradual decrease in the population of St Pinnock between 1850-1950, however, after 1950 there was a steep increase in the population of St Pinnock.
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