Coordinates: 50°07′50″N 5°25′40″W / 50.13044°N 5.427820°W
| St Hilary | |
  St Hilary
St Hilary shown within Cornwall |
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| Population | 785 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENZANCE |
| Postcode district | TR20 |
| Dialling code | 01736 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
St Hilary is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. St Hilary has many former mines, especially notable was a mine called Wheal Fortune which extended into the parish of Ludgvan. For the purposes of local government St Hilary is a parish council and elects councillors every four years. The principal local authority in the area is the Cornwall Council. St Hilary is currently holding elections for a new leader.[citation needed] An earthquake occurred in St Hilary in 1796.[1]
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Church
See St Hilary Church, Cornwall
See also Marazion
Notable people
- Malachy Hitchins, astronomer and Vicar of St Hilary
- Denys Val Baker, writer
- Bernard Walke, Vicar of St Hilary[1]
References
- ^ Brown, H. Miles (1976). A Century for Cornwall. Truro: Blackford, pp. 64, 75, 92, 98-100
External links
- "Online Catalogue for St Hilary". Cornwall Record Office. http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqSearch=((text)='st%20hilary').
- "GENUKI information for St Hilary". http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/StHilary/index.html. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- Malachy Hitchins
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