Par River, Cornwall
Coordinates: 50°20′35″N 4°42′11″W / 50.343°N 4.703°W
The Par River (Cornish: Dowr Gwernan, meaning alder tree river), also known as the Luxulyan River is a river draining the area north of St Blazey in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.
Geography[]
The Par River rises on , with tributaries rising near , , and the villages of Lockengate, Lanivet and Tregullon near Bodmin. It flows southwards via Bokiddick, Bodwen, and through the Luxulyan Valley, to flow into St Austell Bay at Par.[1]
History[]
Until the 16th century the valley below St Blazey contained an estuary and the crossing at St Blazey was the lowest crossing point on the river.[2] Ponts Mill was once a port, up-river of St Blazey, and as late as 1720, 80 ton sea going vessels could reach the port.[3]
In January 2017 Imerys Minerals were fined £75,000 with £25,000 costs for polluting the tributary, Rocks Stream. An estimated 474 litres (104 imp gal; 125 US gal) of , a substance harmful to aquatic life, was in July 2013, flushed from a redundant storage tank, through drains and settlement lagoons and into the stream, near Bugle.[4]
References[]
- ^ Smith, John R (1988). "The Luxulyan Valley" (PDF). Cornwall Archaeological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Cornwall Industrial Settlements Initiative ST BLAZEY (with St Blazey Gate and West Par)" (PDF). Historic Environment Service, Cornwall County Council. June 1999. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Bristow, Colin M (1996). Cornwall's Geology and Scenery. An Introduction. St Austell: Cornish Hillside Publications. p. 137. ISBN 1 900147 01 7.
- ^ "Clay company pays heavy price for toxic discharge". Environment Agency. GOV.UK. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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