Quintrell Downs

Quintrell Downs is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, close to Newquay, at the junction of the A392 and A3058 roads.

The village is surround three farms - Trethiggey, Trewollack and Bejowan and all of these can be traced back at least 200 years.

The village had a growth period in the 1930s, houses appearing above the railway line on the way to Newquay and also from the chapel eastwards.

In the late 1940s buildings were restricted for want of materials, growth started but was very slow.

Cornish wrestling tournaments for prizes were held in a field close by the Union Hotel.