St Kew
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St Kew (Cornish: Lanndohow)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is also the name of the civil parish (known in Cornish as Pluw Gew),[1] which includes the church town, St Kew, and nearby St Kew Highway (Fordh Lanndogho).
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St Kew
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Location within Cornwall | |
Population | 1,145 (United Kingdom Census 2011) |
OS grid reference | SX021769 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BODMIN |
Postcode district | PL30 |
Dialling code | 01208 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50.558°N 4.795°W / 50.558; -4.795 |
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The parish is named for a Welsh saint, Cywa or Kew, possibly the sister of Docco, also known as: Docuin, Docwinn, Docquinn,[2] who founded a monastery at or near the village of St Kew.[3] The 15th-century church is now dedicated to St James.[4]