Shortlanesend and Allet
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Shortlanesend (Cornish: Penn an Vownder,[1] meaning end of the lane) is a village in Kenwyn parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies two miles north of the city of Truro[2] at grid reference SW 805 475. The name was recorded as Penfounder in 1547. Shortlanesend is in the former Carrick District. The village has a pub, the Old Plough Inn, a post office and school.
Allet (Cornish: Ales) is a hamlet one mile west of Shortlanesend on the B3284 Truro to Chiverton Cross road. The name was recorded as Aled in 1284. The Cornwall Wildlife Trust is based at Allet: its headquarters and offices are adjacent to the Trust's Five Acres nature reserve. This reserve includes two ponds, as well as mixed broadleaved woodland.
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- ^ "Archived copy". www.magakernow.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
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Media related to Shortlanesend at Wikimedia Commons
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