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Carlyon ( kw, Karleghyon, meaning ''fort of rock-slabs'') is one of four new

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

es created on 1 April 2009 for the

St Austell St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon. St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958. History St Austell was ...

area of south

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlan ...

, England, United Kingdom. The new parish is part coastal and part rural in character. It includes the settlements of Carlyon Bay, Garker and Tregrehan Mills and is represented by nine councillors. Carlyon Bay, the principal settlement in the parish, is approximately two miles (3 km) east of

.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin''

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Civil parishes in Cornwall Beaches of Cornwall Populated coastal places in Cornwall {{Restormel-geo-stub