Barkla Shop

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50°18′40″N 5°10′37″W / 50.311°N 05.177°W / 50.311; -05.177

Barkla Shop is a small hamlet in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom half-a-mile east of St Agnes.[1][2] It is in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe.

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 Mithian post office is located in Barkla.[4]

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]

Gallery

  • Barkla Farm
    Barkla Farm
  • Mithian Post Office, Barkla Shop, St Agnes
    Mithian Post Office, Barkla Shop, St Agnes
  • Across Trevellas Valley at Barkla Shop
    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.
    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.
  • Guard horse near Barkla Shop
    Guard horse near Barkla Shop

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
  2. ^ a b Mithian Walking Tour. St Agnes Forum. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. ^ Villages. St Agnes Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ^ Mithian Post Office, Barkla Shop. Cylex-UK Business Directory. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  5. ^ Glen Carne. Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

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