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 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]
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Barkla Farm
Mithian Post Office, Barkla Shop, St Agnes
Across Trevellas Valley at Barkla Shop
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.