Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for St Blazey

St Blazey, small town and par. with ry. sta., Cornwall - par. (containing part of Par), 1797 ac., pop. 2762; town, 4½ miles NE. of St Austell, pop. 1797; P.O., T.O. is a place of some importance, situated at the head of the inlet to Par Harbour, and carries on an active trade in connection with the mines of Fowey and Par.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "small town and parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: St Balzey CP/AP       Cornwall AncC
Place: St Blazey

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