Mawnan Smith

{{Short description|Village in Cornwall, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name= Mawnan Smith

| map_type= Cornwall

| country= England

| region= South West England

| unitary_england= Cornwall

| lieutenancy_england = Cornwall

| population =1020

| population_ref = (2019 estimate)

| area_total_km2=0.5275

| os_grid_reference= SW777287

| coordinates = {{coord|50.11666|-5.11090|display=inline,title}}

| post_town= FALMOUTH

| postcode_area= TR

| postcode_district= TR11

| dial_code= 01326

| constituency_westminster= Falmouth and Camborne

| civil_parish= Mawnan

| cornish_name= Mownan an Gov

}}

Mawnan Smith ({{langx|kw|Mownan an Gov}}) is a village in the civil parish of Mawnan in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles south of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth {{ISBN|978-0-319-23149-4}} In 2019 it had an estimated population of 1020.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/cornwall/E34002598__mawnan_smith/|title=Mawnan Smith|publisher=City Population De|accessdate=11 July 2021}}

The parish church of St Mawnan and St Stephen is in Mawnan village (also known as Mawnan Church). A second church, St Michael's, was built in the village of Mawnan Smith in 1876 and there was also a Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the village.

The village name may derive from the fact that it once had four working smithies serving the many farms in the parish.{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Mawnan/ |title=Mawnan |publisher=GENUKI |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24}} By the early 20th century only one remained in business. It was operated by blacksmith Billy James followed by his son Dryden and closed when the latter died in 1994. The Mawnan Anvil Trust{{cite web|url=http://www.mawnansmith.org/ |title=The Old Smithy and Craft workshops Mawnan Smith |publisher=Mawnansmith.org |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24}} has since restored the smithy as a working forge with a resident artist blacksmith{{cite web|url=http://www.sawforge.co.uk/ |title=SAW Forge |publisher=SAW Forge |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24}} and the site now also includes a silversmith,{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.abigailbrown.co.uk/ |title=Jeweller Silversmith |publisher=Abigail Brown |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24}} sign writer{{cite web|url=http://www.signsofgoodtaste.com/ |title=Traditional hand painted and gold leaf signs from Cornwall |publisher=Signs of good taste |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24}} and carpenter.{{cite web|url=http://www.o-a-k.co.uk/ |title=Joinery and Furniture by Peter Steele |publisher=O-a-k.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24}}