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Helston Railway
The Helston Railway () is a heritage railway in Cornwall which aims to rebuild and preserve as much as possible of the former GWR Helston Railway between Nancegollen and Water-Ma-Trout on the outskirts of Helston. It is operated by the Helston Railway Preservation Company using members of the Helston Railway Preservation Society. The railway was a long railway branch line and is the southernmost branch line in the United Kingdom. It opened in 1887 and was absorbed by the Great Western Railway in 1898, continuing in existence as the Helston branch, and closing to passengers in 1962 and to goods in 1964.History of the Great Western Railway, vol II, MacDermot, E T, published by the Great Western Railway, London, 1932 It was built to open up the agricultural district of south-west Cornwall, joining Helston to the main line railway network at Gwinear Road, between Penzance and Truro. Its predominant business was agricultural, but in summer it carried holidaymakers, and its te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevarno, Cornwall
Trevarno is a private country estate in south-west Cornwall, England, UK, near the village of Crowntown, north-east of Helston. First developed in the 13th century, the estate was owned by a succession of families until 1994 when it was sold for development as a tourist attraction based around its extensive gardens. It was open to the public from 1998 until 2011, but the estate has since been broken up and the house and gardens are again a private residence. History The estate lands were developed from 1246 when it was owned by Randolphus de Varno, ''Trevarno'' in the Cornish language means "farm/settlement of Varno." The main house was developed from 1296, with a Tudor architecture manor house built on the site; its east wing foundations are now under the conservatory and some of its walls are incorporated into the current main house. It was then owned by a series of notable families, including the Arundells from the mid-1500s for two hundred years. It was later owned by John O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornish Main Line
The Cornish Main Line is a railway line in Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom. It runs from Penzance to Plymouth, crossing from Cornwall into Devon over the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash. It directly serves Truro, St Austell, Bodmin (by a Bodmin Parkway railway station, Parkway station) and Liskeard. It forms the backbone for rail services in Cornwall and there are branches off it which serve St Ives, Cornwall, St Ives, Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth, Newquay and Looe. Directly connected to the South Devon Main Line at Plymouth, the Cornish Main Line also carries direct trains heading toward and in from Paddington railway station, London, Birmingham New Street railway station, Birmingham, Cardiff Central railway station, Cardiff, Newcastle railway station, Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley, Edinburgh. It is the southernmost railway line in the United Kingdom and the westernmost in England. History The Cornish Main Line was originally built by two separate railway companie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porthleven
Porthleven (; ) is a town, civil parish and fishing port in Cornwall, England. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail. The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes through the town. The population at the 2011 census was 3,059. History Methleigh was the site of a fair and annual market from the year 1066. After the Norman Conquest, the Bishop of Exeter held the manor of Methleigh, but the Earl of Cornwall possessed the right to hold the fair. At the time of the Domesday Survey there were of arable land, of pasture and of underbrush. The population consisted of 15 villeins, 4 smallholders and 3 serfs. Until 1844 Porthleven was within the parish of Sithney. The parish Church of St Bartholomew was built in 1842. The name Porthleven is probably connected with St Elwen or Elwyn, whose chapel existed here before 1270. It was rebuilt about 1510, but dest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lizard
The Lizard () is a peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The southernmost point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at SW 701115; The Lizard, also known as Lizard village, is the most southerly region on the British mainland, and is in the civil parish of Landewednack. The valleys of the Helford River, and the lake known as Loe Pool form the northern boundary, with the rest of the peninsula surrounded by sea. The area measures about . The Lizard is one of England's natural regions and has been designated as a National Character Area 157 by Natural England. The peninsula is known for its geology and for its rare plants and lies within the Cornwall National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), also known as a ''National Landscape''. The Lizard's coast is particularly hazardous to shipping and the seaways round the peninsula were historically known as the "Graveyard of Ships". The Lizard Lighthouse was built at Lizard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullion, Cornwall
Mullion () is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and village on the The Lizard, Lizard Peninsula in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The nearest town is Helston approximately to the north. Mullion civil parish encompasses the Churchtown, Cornwall, church town (now known simply as Mullion) and four smaller settlements: Mullion Cove and Predannack to the southwest; Trewoon and Meaver to the east. Mullion is bordered by the parishes of Gunwalloe and Cury to the north, Grade-Ruan to the east, Landewednack to the south, and by Mount's Bay to the west. The parish also includes Mullion Island, a uninhabited island approximately half a mile (0.8 km) offshore from Mullion Cove. The island is home to large colonies of seabirds and is owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust. Etymology The parish name has evolved over the years, with references in the parish records to St Mullyon, St Mullian, Mullian, Mullyan, Mulion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GWR Bus AF84 On Helston Service
GWR may refer to: Transport * Great Western Railway, British railway company 1833–1947 * Great Western Railway (train operating company), British railway company (1996–) * Great Western Main Line, a railway line in the UK * Great Western Railway (other), other railway companies and routes with the name * Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, an English heritage railway * Aura Airlines (ICAO airline code: GWR), a Spanish airline * Gwinner–Roger Melroe Field (FAA airport code: GWR), Sargent County, North Dakota, USA Media * GWR Group, a defunct British commercial radio company, merged into GCap Media in 2005 ** GWR FM (Bristol & Bath) ** GWR FM Wiltshire * GWR Records, a British record label * '' Graswurzelrevolution'', a German anarcho-pacifist magazine * Guinness World Records Other uses * Geographically weighted regression * Gwere language Gwere, or ''Lugwere,'' is the language spoken by the Gwere people (''Bagwere''), a Bantu people found in the easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RNAS Culdrose
Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (RNAS Culdrose, also known as HMS ''Seahawk''; International Civil Aviation Organization airport code, ICAO: EGDR) is a Royal Navy Military airbase, airbase located beside the town of Helston, situated on the Lizard Peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The airbase is one of the largest helicopter bases in Europe. This location serves as the primary operational center for the Merlin Helicopter Force, which constitutes the Royal Navy's fleet dedicated to anti-submarine warfare and is composed of two Fleet Air Arm front line AgustaWestland EH101, AgustaWestland Merlin HMA2 helicopter squadrons: 814 Naval Air Squadron and 820 Naval Air Squadron. The former is typically associated with a Royal Navy frigate specialised in anti-submarine warfare, while the latter refers to the airborne unit tasked with safeguarding the carrier strike groups of HMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' and HMS ''Prince of Wales''. Additionally, the airbase hosts 700X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancegollan Railway Station
Nancegollan railway station located in Nancegollan, Cornwall served an important agricultural district and was also the railhead for the fishing port of Porthleven. History The station opened on 9 May 1887 when the Helston Railway opened the line between and on the Great Western Railway mainline to . The line was operated by the Great Western Railway and absorbed by that company on 2 August 1898. Originally it had a single passenger platform on the upside and a goods loop without a platform; the connections were operated by a ground frame. In 1937 the facilities were considerably extended, with a full crossing facility for passenger trains and longer platforms on both lines, as well as a loop line behind the up platform and a large goods yard. In 1941 the station's goods sidings were further modified and extended in connection with airfield construction in the locality, and a new signal box with a lever frame that had been relocated from the Cornish Main Line at St Germans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helston Railway Map
Helston () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' Helston is the most southerly town on the island of Great Britain and is around farther south than Penzance. The population in 2011 was 11,700. The population in 2022 was estimated to be 11,600 in the parish. The former stannary and cattle market town is best known for the annual Furry Dance (known locally as the Flora Dance), said to originate from the medieval period. However, the Hal-an-Tow is reputed to be of Celtic origin. The associated song and music, The Floral Dance, is known to have been written in 1911. In 2001, the town celebrated the 800th anniversary of the granting of its Charter. History The name comes from the Cornish "hen lys" (or "old court") and "ton" added later to denote a Saxon manor; the Domesday Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43 & 44 Vict
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43 may refer to: * 43 (number) * one of the years 43 BC, AD 43, 1943, 2043 * Licor 43, also known as "Cuarenta Y Tres" ("Forty-three" in Spanish) * George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States, nicknamed "Bush 43" to distinguish from his father * "Forty Three", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Appalachian Incantation'', 2010 * 43 Ariadne, a main-belt asteroid * 43rd Regiment * The international calling code for Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
