Carnkie, Wendron

For the village located near Redruth, see Carnkie, Redruth.

Carnkie
Carnkie is located in Cornwall
Carnkie
Carnkie
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW715345
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHelston
Postcode districtTR13
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°09′52″N 5°12′01″W / 50.16444°N 5.20023°W / 50.16444; -5.20023

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 Methodist Church

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

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
  2. ^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Karnki
  3. ^ "Last service at Carnkie Chapel, Wendron". Falmouth Packet. 10 August 2010.


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