9-559: Gorran may refer to: Geographic places [ edit ] St Goran , a civil parish in Cornwall which includes the settlements of: Gorran Churchtown Gorran Haven Gorran, County Londonderry , a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland People [ edit ] Nicholas of Gorran , a French preacher Political parties [ edit ] Gorran Movement ,
18-478: A merger of the borough of St. Austell with Fowey , Newquay urban district and St Austell Rural District . The name Restormel comes from Cornish , meaning the king's tower hill . The motto of the borough, in Cornish , is Ro an mor hag an tyr , meaning "From the sea and from the land". It recognises the borough's connection with the sea (fishing and tourism) and the land ( china clay and agriculture). St Austell,
27-482: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages St Goran St Goran is a coastal civil parish in Cornwall , England, UK, six miles (10 km) south-southwest of St Austell . The largest settlement in the parish is the coastal village of Gorran Haven , a mile to the east with a further cluster of homes at Trevarrick . The population (including Boswinger ) at
36-469: The 1600s and was known as the "philosopher". Charles Dawe from St Goran was referred to by Thomas Tonkin as being without equal in the early 1700s. 50°14′38″N 4°48′43″W / 50.244°N 4.812°W / 50.244; -4.812 This article about a location in the former borough of Restormel , Cornwall is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Restormel Restormel ( Cornish : Rostorrmel )
45-404: The 2011 census was 1,411. The parish is bounded by the sea to the east and south. It is bordered by St Michael Caerhays parish to the west and by St Ewe and Mevagissey parishes to the north. The patron saint Guron or Goronus is said to have come here from Bodmin . The parish church is a fine building of the 15th century though the foundation is Norman. Features of interest include
54-592: The Movement for Change in Iraqi Kurdistan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gorran . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gorran&oldid=1157076751 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
63-459: The bench ends and the late medieval font. At Gorran Haven is a 15th-century chapel of St Just, restored in the 1860s. At Bodrugan, there are some remains of the medieval manor house of the Bodrugans which also had a chapel. Thomas Tonkin , MP and historian, is buried at the parish church. William Nott from St Goran was a farmer who had much Cornish wrestling competition success at the end of
72-511: The largest settlement in Cornwall, did not have a Parish/Town Council. The district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England on 1 April 2009. Restormel is twinned by oath, which used to be accessible to view in the council offices in St Austell , with Kreis Dithmarschen . This used to be part of the borough council; however, in recent years it has become
81-464: Was a borough of Cornwall , England, one of the six administrative divisions that made up the county. Its council was based in St Austell 50°20′17″N 4°47′31″W / 50.338°N 4.792°W / 50.338; -4.792 ; its other towns included Newquay . The borough was named after Restormel Castle . It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , by
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