Carlyon

For the surname, see Carlyon (surname).

Carlyon (Cornish: Karleghyon,^[1] meaning fort of rock-slabs) is one of four new civil parishes created on 1 April 2009 for the St Austell area of south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Sketch map of the four civil parishes in the St Austell area created in 2009 - click to enlarge

Carlyon
Carlyon Location within Cornwall
Area	4.318 km2 (1.667 sq mi)
Population	1,578 (2021 census)
• Density	365/km2 (950/sq mi)
Civil parish	Carlyon
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Cornwall 50.33724°N 4.73742°W / 50.33724; -4.73742

The new parish is part coastal and part rural in character. It includes the settlements of Carlyon Bay, Garker and Tregrehan Mills and is represented by nine councillors.^[2][3] In 2021 it had a population of 1578.^[4]

Carlyon Bay, the principal settlement in the parish, is approximately two miles (3 km) east of St Austell.^[5]

References

• Cornwall portal

1. Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
2. Cornwall Council website; Retrieved May 2010
3. Cornwall; Explore Britain
4. "Carlyon". City Population. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
5. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5