Bodwen is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lanlivery in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated just over one mile (2 km) north-northeast of Bugle village and five miles (8 km) north of St Austell. It is about two and a half miles south of Lanivet.[1][2] There is also a place called Bodwen in the civil parish of Helland.[3] It is in the civil parish of Luxulyan. Its low population lives in a total of 7 houses.

Bodwen
Former chapel at a crossroads southeast of Bodwen
Bodwen is located in Cornwall
Bodwen
Bodwen
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSX032606
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSt Austell
Postcode districtPL26
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°24′41″N 4°46′20″W / 50.41125°N 04.77227°W / 50.41125; -04.77227

References

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
  2. ^ Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. ISBN 9781904808220; p. 22
  3. ^ Weatherhill (2009), p. 22