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Mawnan (Cornish:Maunan, meaningSt Maunan) is a village andcivil parish in southCornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1] It is in the former administrative district ofKerrier and is bounded to the south by theHelford River, to the east by the sea, and to the west byConstantine parish. The population was 1,454 in the 2001 census, rising slightly to 1,476 at the 2011 census.[2][3] Thechurch town of the parish is Mawnan Church, also known simply as Mawnan, and the only large village in the parish isMawnan Smith, approximately three miles south ofFalmouth.[4]
The parish is entirely rural and, as well as Mawnan Smith, includes the hamlets ofCarlidnack,Bareppa, Penwarne,Helford Passage,Maenporth andDurgan. The parish also contains several Victorian gardens, now open to the public:Glendurgan,Trebah, Carwinion,[5] andPenjerrick.
The coastline and cliffs south-east of the church town from Toll Point to Rosemullion Head forms the Rosemullion SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), noted for itsgeological andbiological interest. Marine species found here includeMytilusmussels, variousseaweeds andsea sponges, such asBotryllus schlosseri.[6]
Mawnan lies within theCornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and theSouth West Coast Path follows the coast of the parish.
It is suggested that Mawnan takes its name from a 6th-century Saint Maunanus, who was probably aBreton monk who landed here about AD 520.[7]
There are two Anglican churches: the 13th century parish church, theChurch of St Mawnan and St Stephen in Mawnan Church[7] and the 19th century Church of St Michael in Mawnan Smith village. The land for St Michael's Church was given by the Rogers family of Carwinion and the building was completed in 1874.John Rogers was rector here from 1807 to 1838.[8]
The village of Mawnan Smith also has aMethodist chapel. There is aRoman Catholic church dedicated to StEdward the Confessor in Old Church Road, which was completed in 1965.
Notable country houses in the parish include Bosloe, Bosveal, Carwinion, Penwarne, Nansidwell (c. 1905 byLeonard Stokes), Heyle andBareppa. AtGlendurgan andTrebah are fine 19th-century houses developed by the Fox family of Falmouth.[9]
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