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Barkla Shop

Hamlets in Cornwall
Barkla Shop geograph.org.uk 181622
Barkla Shop geograph.org.uk 181622

Barkla Shop is a small hamlet in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom half-a-mile east of St Agnes. It is in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. Barkla Shop, located on the road between Perranporth and St Agnes, is named after a blacksmith's shop. When the railway was built rock was brought from the Wheal Liberty quarries by horses, and the blacksmith's shop was important to properly maintain the horses. There was also a carpenter's shop. Both shops are no longer there.The Mithian post office is located in Barkla.The Glen Carne Housing and Support organisation has a location in Barkla Shop, for long term housing while homeless men gain training and education, such as in Information Technology or horticulture.

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N 50.311 ° E -5.177 °
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TR5 0PX , St. Agnes
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Barkla Shop geograph.org.uk 181622
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