Millbrook, Cornwall

Millbrook, Cornwall

Coordinates: 50°20′52″N 4°12′59″W / 50.3479°N 4.2165°W / 50.3479; -4.2165

Millbrook
Cornish: Govermelin
Millbrook.jpg
The village, with the creek in the centre
Millbrook is located in Cornwall
Millbrook

 Millbrook shown within Cornwall
Population 2,033 (2001)
OS grid reference SX423522
Parish Millbrook
Unitary authority Cornwall
Ceremonial county Cornwall
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TORPOINT
Postcode district PL10
Dialling code 01752
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Cornwall
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament South East Cornwall
List of places: UK • England • Cornwall

Millbrook (Cornish: Govermelin) is a civil parish and village in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula four miles (6.5 km) south of Saltash.[1]

Millbrook is at the head of a tidal creek which is now dammed as a flood prevention measure. The resulting pool and wetlands are a popular birdwatching site.

The population of Millbrook was 2,033 in the 2001 census. The modern parish church is dedicated to All Saints. The parish was created from part of Maker parish in 1869.[2] There is a ruined chapel of the vanished Inswork Manor House.

Millbrook along with the rest of the Rame Peninsula is a good spot for fishing

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Football

Millbrook A.F.C. was founded in 1896 and currently compete in the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League. The club has three teams – a first team, a reserve team and a youth team. All three play at Mill Park.

Flower Boat Ritual

The Flower Boat Ritual takes place on (May Day bank holiday).[3] During mid-morning, a procession of dancers and singers parade through Millbrook and the neighbouring villages of Kingsand and Cawsand, stopping at chosen houses and inns on the way. They carry with them a boat decorated with all the available spring flowers. In the evening, the boat is launched on the water, with a firework accompaniment. The ritual has been carried out in Millbrook since the 14th century, and is thought to be pagan in origin.

'Spirit of Mystery'

In 2008 sailor and adventurer Pete Goss MBE built his 37-foot Cornish lugger Spirit of Mystery with the help of local craftsmen in a shed at Innsworke Mill Boat Yard in Millbrook. The boat is a replica of Mystery, which made a voyage to Australia and back in 1854-55.

Twinning


References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 9780319231463
  2. ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford
  3. ^ Landmark Visitors Guide - Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly - ISBN 1843063107

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