Barkla Shop
| Barkla Shop | |
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| File:Barkla Shop - geograph.org.uk - 181622.jpg Barkla Shop | |
Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW738505 |
| Civil parish | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | St Agnes |
| Postcode district | TR5 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Barkla Shop is a small hamlet in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom half-a-mile east of St Agnes.[1][2] It is in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. Barkla Shop, located on the road between Perranporth and St Agnes, is named after a blacksmith's shop. When the railway was built rock was brought from the Wheal Liberty quarries by horses, and the blacksmith's shop was important to properly maintain the horses. There was also a carpenter's shop. Both shops are no longer there.[2][3] The Mithian post office is located in Barkla.[4] The Glen Carne Housing and Support organisation has a location in Barkla Shop, for long term housing while homeless men gain training and education, such as in Information Technology or horticulture.[5]
Gallery
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Barkla Farm
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Mithian Post Office, Barkla Shop, St Agnes
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Across Trevellas Valley at Barkla Shop
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Across the valley to Barkla Shop from a spot near Ropewalk Farm looks east across the valley. The village of Mithian lies over the far hillside.
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Guard horse near Barkla Shop
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mithian Walking Tour. St Agnes Forum. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ Villages. St Agnes Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ Mithian Post Office, Barkla Shop. Cylex-UK Business Directory. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ Glen Carne. Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
External links
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Barkla Shop at Wikimedia Commons
