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Village and civil parish in Cornwall, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Illogan (pronounced il'luggan, Cornish: Egloshalow[1]) is a village and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, two miles (3 km) northwest of Redruth.[2] The population of Illogan was 5,404 at the 2011 census.[3] In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, which also includes Carn Brea, Illogan and several satellite villages, stood at 55,400[4] making it the largest conurbation in Cornwall. Originally a rural area supporting itself by farming and agriculture, Illogan shared in the general leap into prosperity brought about by the mining boom, which was experienced by the whole Camborne-Redruth area.[5]
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Illogan
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St Illogan Church Bell Tower | |
  Illogan Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 5,404 (Civil Parish, 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SW673439 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Redruth |
| Postcode district | TR16 |
| Dialling code | 01209 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
In 1931 the ruins of a Roman villa at Magor Farm were found by Nicholas Warren and excavated under the guidance of the Royal Institution of Cornwall.[6] The villa was probably the residence of a wealthy Dumnonian who had adopted the Roman lifestyle.[7]
The Church of England parish church was dedicated to St Illogan (Ylloganus or Euluganus) and St Edmund; the earliest reliable reference, dated 1235, refers to the Ecclesia of Eglossalau. By 1844, the church had become too small to serve a vastly increasing mining population, so a new church was built to the designs of J. P. St Aubyn.[8] at a cost of £2,875 and came into use on 4 November 1846. The bell tower is all that remains of the old church; Trinity House refused to allow its removal as it provided a useful landmark for shipping.[9] The church reopened in 2012 after extensive repairs to the roof.
The churchyard includes fifty-two Commonwealth War Graves.,[10] and the grave of Thomas Merritt, whose carols are sung by Cornishmen worldwide and who was commissioned to write the 1902 Coronation March for Edward VII.[11] The Church, its tower, the Basset sarcophagus, a Cornish cross, and the gates at the north end of the churchyard are all Grade II Listed.[12] The Cornish cross in the churchyard is probably in situ.[13]
The town football club, Illogan RBL, has a reserve team that is very famous, as they beat Madron FC 55–0 in the Mining League, the worst-ever fair defeat.
Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes were held in Illogan in the 1800s[19] and 1900s.[20] Venues included Paynter's Lane End[21] and Tehidy Hospital.[22]
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