Golant
50°22′N 4°38′W / 50.367°N 4.633°W
Golant is a small village in the parish of St Sampson on the banks of the Fowey estuary in Cornwall, England, UK. It is roughly in between St. Austell and Polperro and is a short drive away from Bodmin. Its church is dedicated to St. Sampson.
Golant railway station was situated alongside the river to the south of the village. It was served by trains on the Great Western Railway's Fowey branch line from 1 July 1896 until 4 January 1965. The station has since been demolished and the space is now used for a car park.
Annie Vernon, the Olympic rower, first learnt her sport at Golant's Castle Dore Rowing Club.[1]
History
Until very recently, Golant has been virtually unknown except to its inhabitants and pilgrims and other walkers of the Saints' Way. Nearby there is a disused ford across the Fowey estuary, but nowadays very few people know about it. However in early times it was probably very well used. In late summer 1644 war came to Golant and the surrounding area. A large force of approximately 10,000 parliamentary soldiers fought in the peninsula between Lostwithiel, St. Blazey and Fowey against Royalist forces in the East and West. Even King Charles was in the locality at the time.
References
- ^ "Annie Vernon". Amateur Rowing Association. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
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