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Golant ((コーンウォール語:Golnans))〔(Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) ) : (List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel ). Cornish Language Partnership.〕 is a village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the west bank of the River Fowey and in the civil parish of St Sampson.〔Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' ISBN 9780319229385〕 Golant is about two miles (3 km) north of Fowey and seven miles (11 km) east of St Austell.〔Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' ISBN 9780319229385〕 Golant church is dedicated to St Sampson of Dol. The poet John Betjeman remarked that its pews were "extremely uncomfortable, recall the fidgets of Gus and Flora in ''Ravenshoe''".〔Betjeman, John, ed. (1968) ''Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches; the South''. London: Collins; pp. 147-48〕 The church was mentioned in the book ''England’s Thousand Best Churches'' by Simon Jenkins. The village is on the Saints' Way long-distance footpath.〔() Cornwall County Council website; The Saints' Way. Retrieved April 2010〕 ''The Fishermans Arms'' pub overlooks the river. Annie Vernon, the Olympic rower, was a member of Castle Dore Rowing Club in Golant.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Annie Vernon )〕 == History == A once well-used ford crossed the river near Golant.〔Paul Lightfoot. 'Exploring The Fowey Valley'. 2011. P65〕 During the English Civil War in 1644 a 10,000-strong parliamentary army fought Royalist forces in area. King Charles was in the area during the campaign.〔'Civil war battles in Cornwall'.1642 - 1646. Richard Holmes. (Mercia 1989)〕 The Earl of Essex and other prominent parliamentarians escaped by boat to Plymouth.〔'Civil war battles in Cornwall'.1642 - 1646. Richard Holmes. (Mercia 1989)〕 many 17th century cannonballs and musket balls have been found in the area. Golant railway station known as ''Golant Halt'' was situated beside the river south of the village. It was served by trains on the Great Western Railway's Fowey branch line from 1 July 1896 until 4 January 1965. The train was affectionately known as ''The Rattler''. The station has been demolished and the site is now a car park. Though the old foreman's shed still exists and is used by the boatwatch group. is now Golant's nearest railway station. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Golant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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