Callington
| Callington | |||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 30 ′ N , 4 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SX359696 | ||
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| Residents | 5786 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | CALLINGTON | ||
| prefix | 01579 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Cornwall | ||
| District | Cornwall | ||
| Civil Parish | Callington | ||
| British Parliament | South East Cornwall | ||
Callington ( Cornish : Kelliwik ) is a town and an administrative unit in the district of Cornwall (previously: Caradon ) in the county of Cornwall , England. Callington is approximately 60 km from Truro .
The community includes the hamlets of Bowling Green , Kelly Bray , Frogwell and Downgate .
history
The Celliwig is the mythical court of King Arthur . However, the New Cornish name of Callington was only created in the 19th century due to the derivation of the name. Iron Age settlement remains fueled this myth. The place is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke (approx. 1452–1502), was initially lord of Callington. His remains are buried in St. Mary's Church. In the 19th century, silver (next to oliveite ) was mined in the Callington mines . Mining is stopped. Only granite is still broken in the area.
Attractions
- Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church), consecrated 1438
Community partnerships
Partnerships exist with the German municipality Barsbüttel in Schleswig-Holstein and the French municipality Guipavas in the Finistère department ( Brittany ). Further contacts have been made with Keila in Estonia.
Sons and daughters of the church
- John pinch sr. (1769-1827), architect
- Nicholas Procter Burgh (1834–1900), engineer
- John George Bice (1853–1923), blacksmith and politician in South Wales (Australia)
- Selina Cooper (1864–1946), suffragette and politician ( ILP )
- John Foot, Baron Foot (1909-1999), politician ( Liberal Democrats )
- John Roy Sambles (* 1945), physicist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Callington ( English ) Ordnance Survey Linked Data. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
