Gweek

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Gweek is a village [1]and civil parish in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom renowned for its Seal Sanctuary.

Like many Cornish villages, it features a Brass Band (Gweek Silver Band)[2] that performs in the local community and provides backing at some Anglican services in the Gweek Mission Church. The band also organises a yearly 'band week'. This starts with a Concert of 3 local brass bands in a field overlooking the Helford estuary. There is later a Pig Roast with stalls and entertainment and at the end of the week a clay pigeon shoot. The village is served by the Gweek Inn[3], a Spar Convenience Store and a Tea Garden and Restaurant.

Gweek is at the head of navigation of the Helford River. It has been a port since Roman times and was a thriving port in the Tudor period, with its own Customs House [4].

During the Mining boom, a tin-smelting "Blowing House" operated at the quayside[5]. It is currently the home of a boatbuilding firm [6] and Seacore, a marine drilling contractor [7].

The Civil Parish of Gweek was created from part of the Parish of Constantine by boundary revision in 1986.

Map resources for Gweek at grid reference SW7026

  1. ^ Brief summary and pictures on Clare's website
  2. ^ Gweek Silver Band
  3. ^ The Gweek Inn
  4. ^ Bill Scolding Five walks around Constantine: heritage, landscape, Wildlife; Constantine Enterprises Company, 2006 ISBN 0-9552816-0-1
  5. ^ D.B.Barton A history of in mining and smelting in Cornwall; Revised edition 1969; Cornwall Books, reprint 1989 ISBN 1-871060-03-6, Page 20 (Footnote)
  6. ^ Gweek Quay Boatyard
  7. ^ http://www.seacore.co.uk/


 
Civil Parishes of Kerrier District
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Breage | Budock | Camborne | Carharrack | Carn Brea | Constantine | Crowan | Cury | Germoe | Grade-Ruan | Gunwalloe | Gweek | Helston | Illogan | Landewednack | Lanner | Mabe | Manaccan | Mawgan-in-Meneage | Mawnan | Mullion | Porthleven | Portreath | Redruth | St Anthony-in-Meneage | St Day | St Gluvias | St Keverne | St Martin-in-Meneage | Sithney | Stithians | Wendron


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Coordinates: 50.08949° N 5.21680° W

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