St Columb Road () is a small village near
Fraddon and
Indian Queens in
Cornwall
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, England, United Kingdom. It lies half a mile (750m) from the
A30 road.
St Columb Road railway station
St Columb Road railway station () serves the village of St Columb Road in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, measured from the zero point at (via and ). All services are operated by Great Western Railway ...
is on the branch line from
Par to
Newquay
Newquay ( ; ) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parishes in England, civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with an airport and a spaceport, and a fishing port on t ...
. When it opened in 1876 the station was called Halloon. It was renamed soon afterwards to reflect the existence of
St Columb Major
St Columb Major is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as ''St Columb'', it is approximately southwest of Wadebridge and east of Newquay
Ordnance Survey: Landran ...
further north, and the new name was adopted for the local settlement which followed.
In 2007 following the world record
pub quiz
A pub quiz is a quiz held in a pub or Bar (drinking establishment), bar. These events are also called quiz nights, trivia nights, or bar trivia and may be held in other settings. The pub quiz is a modern example of a pub game, and often attempts ...
, the title of ''the brightest pub in Cornwall'' was awarded to ''the Queen and Railway'' at St Columb Road. The pub had the fewest and smallest teams but the highest average score per person. The pub later closed, and in 2021 became an Indian restaurant.
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Villages in Cornwall
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