Warleggan
{{Short description|Hamlet and civil parish in Cornwall, England}}
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Warleggan or Warleggon ({{langx|kw|Gorlegan}}) is a hamlet and civil parish on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England.
The parish is roughly oblong in shape and includes the hamlet of Mount, southwest of Warleggan hamlet. The River Warleggan, a tributary of the River Fowey, runs through the parish, forming its western boundary in places. The population was 203 in the 2001 census, and had increased to 208 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Warleggan/index.html#Population|title=Parish population 2011|access-date= 15 February 2015}} The population in 1801 was 116.[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Warleggan/ Warleggan]; GenUKI
A road was built in 1953 linking Warleggan to the A38; until then it had been regarded as one of the most remote areas of Cornwall.[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Warleggan/ Warleggan]; GenUKI
Parish church
The parish church (dedicated to St Bartholomew) is partly Norman and partly 15th century in date. It formerly had a spire but this fell down in 1818 and was not rebuilt.Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 215 The church consists of a chancel, nave and south aisle with a granite arcade.[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Warleggan/ Warleggan]; GenUKI From 1931 until his death the Rev. Frederick W. Densham was Rector of Warleggan: he was unworldly and eccentric.Brown, H. Miles (1976). A Century for Cornwall. Truro: Blackford, pp. 118-19 The film A Congregation of Ghosts is based on his life. There is a Cornish cross in the churchyard; its original location is unknown but it was brought here from Carburrow.Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 108-09 In 1858 it was found on Warleggan Down between Carburrow and Treveddoe; later in the 19th century it was moved to its present position.Langdon, A. G. (2005) Stone Crosses in East Cornwall; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 69
There is also a former Methodist chapel in the parish.
Cabilla Manor Wood
Cabilla Manor Wood, in the west of the civil parish, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) noted for its biological interest.{{cite web|title=Cabilla Manor Wood|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004285.pdf|publisher=Natural England|access-date=26 October 2011|year=1989}} The SSSI surrounds the River Warleggan, extending into Cardinham civil parish.
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