Penwithick

It is situated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of St Austell,[2] in the civil parish of Treverbyn in the 'clay country' area of china clay quarrying.

Whilst falling in a different civil parish Penwithick does have an electoral ward in its own name.

The population of the ward at the census 2011 was 4,479[3] Penwithick has a small local shop which also has a sub post office, a social club as well as a premises selling fish & chips.

There are plans to build a new settlement Baal & West Carclaze south of the village as part of the St Austell and Clay Country Eco-town.

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