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Altarnun

AltarnunBodmin MoorCivil parishes in CornwallUse British English from June 2025Villages in Cornwall
Altarnun village centre, Cornwall geograph.org.uk 1780139
Altarnun village centre, Cornwall geograph.org.uk 1780139

Altarnun ( AWL-tər-NUN, OL-; Standard Written Form: Alternonn) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies 7 miles (11 km) west of Launceston on the north-eastern edge of Bodmin Moor at grid reference SX 223 811. The parish of Altarnun includes the village of Fivelanes and the hamlets of Bolventor, Treween and Trewint, and had a population of 976 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,084 according at the 2011 census. Other hamlets in the parish are Bowithick, Palmersbridge, South Carne, Tolborough, Lower Tregunnon and Tredaule. The area of the parish is 15,018 acres (60.78 km2), the largest in Cornwall. By the time of the 2011 census the figures for the ward of Altarnun were provided. This ward contained 48 locations in the area and gave a population of 4,038. The moorland area of the parish is large and lies west of the village towards Rough Tor and southwards towards Dozmary Pool. There is a large conifer plantation at Wilsey Down Forest (Halvana Plantation). The village is in the valley of the Penpont Water and the parish is divided by the A30 trunk road which passes close to Fivelanes, once an important stopping place for stage coaches.

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N 50.603 ° E -4.511 °
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Altarnun Village Hall

Rose Hill
PL15 7RT
England, United Kingdom
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Altarnun village centre, Cornwall geograph.org.uk 1780139
Altarnun village centre, Cornwall geograph.org.uk 1780139
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