Mawnan Smith

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Mawnan Smith
Cornish: Mownan an Gov
Mawnan Smith shown within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW777287
Parish	Mawnan
District	Kerrier
Shire county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FALMOUTH
Postcode district	TR11
Dialling code	01326
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Falmouth and Camborne
List of places: UK • England • Cornwall

Coordinates: 50°06′00″N 5°06′39″W / 50.11666, -5.1109

Mawnan Smith is a crossroads village near Falmouth in Cornwall, England, UK. It is part of the civil parish of Mawnan that, in turn, is part of Kerrier district.

Contents 1 Smithy restored 2 The Owlman of Mawnan 3 External links 4 Further reading 5 References

[edit] Smithy restored

The old smithy closed 13 years ago and re-opened, after four years of restoration, in September 2007^[1] In addition to the smith, there are workshops let to a wood-turner and a weaver.

[edit] The Owlman of Mawnan

Main article: Owlman

Since 1976 a small number of people have reported seeing a strange bird-like creature in and around the woods surrounding Mawnan Old Church. The Owlman, as the creature has become known to cryptozoologists and the popular press^[2].was last reported in 1995 and has been the subject to a number of theories explaining the sightings including biological, paranormal and psychological theories.

According to most witnesses^[3]. the creature, or entity if paranormal theories are to be believed, is similar in shape to that of an owl around five feet tall with silver-grey and black feathers, red eyes and black 'toes' rather than talons ^[4].

[edit] External links

• Mawnan Smith Community Website
• Gazetteer Entry
• GENUKI page
• Map sources for Mawnan Smith

[edit] Further reading

• The Book of Mawnan: celebrating a South Cornwall parish by the Mawnan History Group (2002) Halsgrove, Halsgrove House, Lower Moor Way, TIVERTON Devon EX16 6SS www.halsgrove.com (ISBN 1-84114-148-8)
• The Owlman And Others: 30th anniversary expanded edition by Jonathan Downes (2006) CFZ Press, Woolfardisworthy, Devon www.cfz.org.uk (ISBN 1905723024)

[edit] References