Retew

Retew
Abandoned village
Retew is located in Cornwall
Retew
Retew
Location within Cornwall
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°22′36″N 4°55′13″W / 50.3767°N 4.9204°W / 50.3767; -4.9204

Retew was a village near St Austell in Cornwall, England, that was mostly demolished in the early 1960s when the nearby Wheal Remfrey china clay quarry and waste heaps were expanded.[1]

The village was small, containing 24 houses and a factory, and stood on land owned by the quarry owners, English China Clays. The fate of the village had been expected and the residents were rehoused by the company. There was a chapel, but the village was served by visiting mobile retailers, including a butcher, a baker and a fish and chip van.[1] The only part of the village remaining is Retew Hill on the St Dennis side, and a short stub of a road on the Fraddon side, where there is still a sign pointing to the village [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "New exhibition of forgotten Cornish village Retew". BBC. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Retew sign". 31 May 2015.


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