Trewen () is a hamlet and a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in east

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, England, United Kingdom The parish is just east of

Bodmin Moor Bodmin Moor () is a granite moorland in north-eastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in size, and dates from the Carboniferous period of geology, geological history. It includes Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall, and Rough To ...

in the River Inny valley and lies in the Registration District of Launceston. Trewen parish is bounded to the north by

Egloskerry Egloskerry () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately northwest of Launceston, Cornwall, Launceston. Egloskerry parish consists of the village itself and ...

parish, to the east by St Thomas-by-Launceston, to the south by

South Petherwin South Petherwin () is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration District of Launceston. The civil parish is bounded to the north by the Launceston parishes of St Thomas and St Mary Magdale ...

and to the west by

Altarnun Altarnun ( ; ) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies west of Launceston on the north-eastern edge of Bodmin Moor at . The parish of Altarnun includes the village of Fivelanes and the hamlets of Bolvento ...

and

Laneast Laneast () is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies above the River Inny valley, about six miles (11 km) west of Launceston. The population in the 2001 census was 164, increasing to 209 at the 2011 census ...

parishes. The population of Trewen parish in the 2001 census was 134. This had increased to 142 at the 2011 census. The population of Trewen was 193 in 1801, 221 in 1841, 99 in 1921 (it declined at every census between 1851 and 1921), 80 in 1961 and 141 in 2011 (it increased at every census between 1971 and 2011). The hamlet of Trewen is situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Launceston. The parish church of

St Michael Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second- ...

is in the village at . The little church has a bellcote rather than a tower. "The church is an ancient granite building in the Early Perpendicular style, which was restored in 1863/1864; it comprises a chancel, nave, and north aisle". The font is Norman, square and plain. Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed. Penguin; p. 230 The only other hamlet in the parish of Trewen is Piper's Pool which straddles the A395 road.

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