Gweek
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thumb|Gweek Village Hall Gweek (, meaning forest village) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) east of Helston. The civil parish was created from part of the parish of Constantine by boundary revision in 1986. The name Gweek is first recorded as Gwyk in 1358 and is derived from the Cornish word gwig, meaning "forest village", cognate with the Welsh gwig and Old Breton guic. Gweek village has a pub, the Black Swan, and a shop. The village is also home to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gweek
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 667
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- DSCN0609GweekEastBank.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The east bank of the river, viewed from the quay
- UK place.official_name
- Gweek
- UK place.cornish_name
- Gwig
- UK place.population
- 581
- UK place.population_ref
- (United Kingdom Census 2001) 667 (2011 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Gweek
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Camborne and Redruth
- UK place.post_town
- HELSTON
- UK place.postcode_district
- TR12
- UK place.postcode_area
- TR
- UK place.dial_code
- 01326
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SW705268
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 667
- Image
- DSCN0599Gweek Village Hall.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01326
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- Commons gallery
- Gweek
- postal code
- TR12
- Commons category
- Gweek
- OS grid reference
- SW705268
- P8168
- Zinner
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thumb|Gweek Village Hall Gweek (, meaning forest village) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) east of Helston. The civil parish was created from part of the parish of Constantine by boundary revision in 1986. The name Gweek is first recorded as Gwyk in 1358 and is derived from the Cornish word gwig, meaning "forest village", cognate with the Welsh gwig and Old Breton guic. Gweek village has a pub, the Black Swan, and a shop. The village is also home to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary.
Gweek lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
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