Carnkie, Wendron
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Carnkie (Cornish: Karnki) is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated half a mile west of Rame, approximately three and a half miles west of Penryn and approximately five miles north east of Helston.[1] It is in the civil parish of Wendron. The village has a village hall and a garage, and until 2010 also had a Methodist chapel. The name Carnkie comes from the Cornish language words karn, meaning 'crag, tor', and ki, meaning 'dog'.[2]
The chapel
The old chapel at Carnkie was built in 1900 as a Bible Christian Chapel. The chapel was closed in 2010 and the last service was held on 22 August.[3]
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
- ↑ Akademi Kernewek place names - Karnki
- ↑ "Last service at Carnkie Chapel, Wendron". Falmouth Packet. 10 August 2010.
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