Chacewater 2206826 173040300 2007-11-22T03:39:10Z DuncanHill 1739907 [[Matthew Paul Moyle]] [[Image:DSCN0561ChacewaterRoofscape.JPG|thumb|right|Chacewater Village from Chacewater Hill]] '''Chacewater''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Carrick, Cornwall|Carrick]] [[district]] of [[Cornwall]], in the [[United Kingdom]]. It lies between [[Truro]] and [[Redruth]]. [[Image:DSCN0566ChacewaterMethodist.JPG|thumb|left|Methodist Church]] Chacewater sits in a valley between hills separating it from [[Threemilestone]], Scorrier and [[St Day]] close to <ref>[http://www.cornish-mining.org.uk/sites/whbusy.htm Wheal Busy]</ref> and the [[Poldice]] Valley and the Coast to Coast cycle route<ref>[http://www.chycor.co.uk/holidays/cycling-in-cornwall/tramway/coast_to_coast.htm Coast to Coast cycle route]<</ref>. [[Image:DSCN0562ChacewaterLit.JPG|thumb|right|Chacewater Literary Institute]] The village has three Pubs, a health centre, a primary school, a village hall and small selection of shops, as well as an Anglican Church<ref>[http://www.chacewater.net/churches/church.htm St. Paul's Church-History]</ref> <ref>[http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=2419 St.Paul's Church - current information]</ref>, dedicated to St. Paul. The Methodist Chapel<ref>http://www.chacewater.net/churches/chapel.htm Methodist Chapel]</ref> is closed, pending repairs. A free monthly magazine ''What's on in Chacewater'' reached its 200th issue in July 2007.It lists events and activities, such as the Football Club<ref>[http://beehive.thisiscornwall.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=12727 Chacewater F.C.]</ref>, a Cricket Club<ref>[http://www.chacewatercc.org.uk/ Chacewater Cricket Club]</ref>, a Bowlng Club<ref>[http://www.chacewaterbc.co.uk/ Chacewater Bowling Club]</ref>, the Chacewater Old Cornwall Society<ref>[http://www.chacewater.net/otherorgs/chacewater_old_cornwall_society.htm Chacewater Old Cornwall Society]</ref>, the Chacewater Players, the Carnival (held in August), the Blind Club and a Women's Institute. The Kernow Microscopial Society meets in Chacewater. [[Chacewater railway station]] was opened by the [[West Cornwall Railway]] on [[25 August]] [[1852]] [[Disused railway stations (Plymouth to Penzance Line)#Chacewater| but has long since closed]]. [[Jonathan Hornblower]], the steam pioneer, was born here, as was [[Matthew Paul Moyle]], the meteorologist and geologist. ==Pubs in Chacewater Village== <gallery> Image:DSCN0563ChacewaterMiner.JPG|"The Rambling Miner" Image:DSCN0567Chacewater-KingsHead.JPG|"The King's Head" Image:DSCN0565ChacewaterBritannia.JPG|"The Britannia" </gallery> ==Nursery gardens in Chacewater== There are two Nursery Gardens, Sunny Corner Nurseries <ref>http://www.sunny-corner.co.uk Sunny Corner Nurseries]</ref> and Roseland House Nursery]<ref>[http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk/ Roseland House Nursery]</ref>, which holds a [[NCCPG National Plant Collection| National Collection]] of ''[[Clematis]] viticella'' cultivars" and of ''[[Copihue|Lapageria rosea]]'', the Chilean Bellflower. <gallery> Image:DSCN0568ChacewaterRoseland.JPG|Roseland Nursery Garden Image:DSCN0560RoselandHouse.JPG|Roseland House Image:DSCN0557Lepageria-RoseaROSELAND.JPG|Chilean Bell Flower Image:DSCN0556Bougainvillea-at-Roseland.JPG|Bougainvilleas </gallery> ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.chacewater.net/ Village website] *[http://www.chacewater.net/history/index.htm www.chacewater.net/history.htm] *[http://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/cisi/chacewater/chacewater.htm Industrial History of Chacewater] {{Carrick navigation box}} {{cornwall-geo-stub}} {{coor title dm|50|15|N|5|10|W|region:GB_type:city}} [[Category:Villages in Cornwall]]