Enniscaven

Coordinates: 50°23′53″N 4°51′50″W / 50.398°N 4.864°W / 50.398; -4.864
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Enniscaven
Enniscaven is located in Cornwall
Enniscaven
Enniscaven
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW965593
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townST AUSTELL
Postcode districtPL26
Dialling code01726
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50°23′53″N 4°51′50″W / 50.398°N 4.864°W / 50.398; -4.864

Enniscaven (Cornish: Enysskawen) is a hamlet that lies 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of St Austell in Cornwall, England.[1] Enniscaven is in the civil parish of St Dennis. The village is near to Goss Moor which is the largest continuous mire complex in south-west Britain. Goss Moor is part of the Goss And Tregoss Moors Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which is also a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5.
  2. ^ "Goss And Tregoss Moors" (PDF). Natural England. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Breney Common and Goss and Tregoss Moors". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 October 2011.