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Calstock Parish is situated in south east Cornwall (UK), close to the Devon border. With a population of approximately 6,000 and 2,600 households, it comprises of a number of villages, the larger being Gunnislake and Calstock.

Much of the Parish is within the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and is also part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The fine landscape includes granite ridges, woodlands and rolling farm land. The River Tamar, with its attractive waterfront areas, forms the eastern border of the Parish. Within the Parish are many impressive remains of mine workings. The Parish has miles of footpaths and other public rights of way. Many of these form part of the Tamar Discovery Trail.

A brief history of the Parish can be found on the Calstock History website. Which also hosts details of the Parish Archive.

Latest News

Urgent Closure – Eric Road, Calstock

Jan 19, 2022

Location: Eric Road, Calstock Timing: 19th January 2022 to 25th January 2022 Reason for Emergency Closure: Urgent closure to repair burst communication pipe Contact: South West Water - Tel: 0344 346 2020 or Streetworks.mail@kier.co.uk The...

Update from the Environment Agency re the river walk at Calstock

Jan 18, 2022

Footpath due to reopen end of February 2022 A key milestone of the Calstock Flood Defence Improvements project was reached in November 2021 when the existing old Tamar River embankment was breached. The new scheme has reduced the risk of flooding to the local...