Pentewan Valley 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 ...

district of mid

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 population including

Gracca Gracca is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. It is about half a mile west of Bugle. According to the Post Office the 2011 census population was included in the civil parish of Pentewan Valley Pentewan Valley is one of four new civil parishes cre ...

, Lavalsa Meor,

London Apprentice London Apprentice ( kw, Oberden Loundres) is a village in south Cornwall, England, UK, on the banks of St Austell River in the Pentewan Valley (where the population of the 2011 census was included) approximately two miles (3 km) south of ...

and

Lower Porthpean Lower Porthpean is a coastal hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. It is close to Higher Porthpean and south of St Austell St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon. St ...

at the 2011 Census was 826. The new parish is the largest of the four by area and is rural in character. It includes the settlements of

Trewhiddle Trewhiddle is a small settlement in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies in the civil parish of Pentewan Valley and the ecclesiastical parish of St Austell. The nearest town is St Austell, approximately one mile to the north. The Tre ...

and

Pentewan Pentewan ( kw, Bentewyn, meaning ''foot of the radiant stream'') is a coastal village and former port in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at south of St Austell at the mouth of the St Austell River. Pentewan is in ...

and is represented by nine councillors. Pentewan, the coastal village from which the new parish derives its name, is approximately three miles (5 km) south of St Austell.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' The name Pentewan Valley also applies to the valley of the St Austell River between St Austell and the sea at Pentewan village.

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