St Jidgey

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

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name =St Jidgey

| country = England

| map_type = Cornwall

| static_image = Camel estuary from St Jidgey.jpg

| static_image_width = 250px

| static_image_caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|50.48|-4.9|display=inline,title}}

| civil_parish =

| population =

| population_ref =

| unitary_england = Cornwall

| lieutenancy_england = Cornwall

| region = South West England

| constituency_westminster =

| post_town =

| postcode_district = PL27

| postcode_area = PL

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference =

| cornish_name =

| councillors = Stephen Rushworth
(C, St Issey and St Tudy)

}}

St Jidgey is a hamlet in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the A39 road, north of St Columb Major and southwest of Wadebridge.{{cite book|author=British Bryological Society|title=Journal of Bryology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j9cgAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=8 October 2011|year=1961|publisher=Blackwell Scientific Publications.|page=374}} It contains the Halfway House Inn, a coaching inn.{{cite book|last=Long|first=Peter|title=The Hidden Places of Cornwall|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFDgfKK40AMC&pg=PT56|accessdate=8 October 2011|date=January 2003|publisher=Travel Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-1-902007-86-1|page=56}}{{cite web|url=http://www.halfwayhouse-stjidgey.co.uk/|title=St Jidgey|publisher=Halfway House|accessdate=8 October 2011}} The name is recorded as Sentysy in 1517; it is derived from St Ydi (in English St Issey).Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. {{ISBN|9781904808220}}; p. 63

References

{{Portal|Cornwall}}

{{Reflist}}

  • {{Commons category-inline}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Jidgey}}

Category:Hamlets in Cornwall

{{Cornwall-geo-stub}}