Barcelona
Barcelona Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SX 219 536
Civil parish	Pelynt
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LOOE
Postcode district	PL13
Dialling code	01503
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South East Cornwall
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°21′19″N 4°30′17″W / 50.3552°N 4.5047°W / 50.3552; -4.5047

Barcelona (Cornish: Krows Trevelowen, meaning Cross at Trelawne) is a hamlet in the parish of Pelynt in south-east Cornwall, England, UK.

Geography

Barcelona (grid reference SX 219 536) is a hamlet, in south-east Cornwall, on the A387 road, between Polperro and Looe. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Looe, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the coast at Talland Bay and 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Pelynt, the churchtown of the parish of the same name. ^[1]

History

Trelawne Manor (Cornish: Trev Elowen, meaning farm of the elm tree) lies immediately north of Barcelona and was formerly the ancestral home of the Trelawney family (a Cornish family tracing back to the Medevial period). It is now a leisure complex and holiday park.

Sport

Pelynt Football Club played their home matches at Barcelona and had named their ground "the New Camp", due to having the same name as FC Barcelona of Spain who play at the Camp Nou. The club was named after the nearby village of Pelynt and was a founder member of the Duchy League. They folded in July 2019 after withdrawing from the Duchy League.^[2][3]