Carnkie, Wendron

Carnkie
Carnkie
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW715345
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHelston
Postcode districtTR13
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western

Carnkie (Cornish: Karnki) is a village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated half a mile west of Rame, approximately three and a half miles west of Penryn and approximately five miles north east of Helston. It is in the civil parish of Wendron.

The village has a village hall and a garage, and until 2010 also had a Methodist chapel.

The name Carnkie comes from the Cornish language words karn, meaning 'crag, tor', and ki, meaning 'dog'.

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