Newquay near Morwellham, Devon - Ghost Towns on Waymarking.com

Newquay began in the 18th century as an insignificant collection of buildings used to distribute and collect materials for the Duke of Bedford's tenent farmers. Before the coming of the railway the River Tamar was the main highway in the area.
By 1850 its quay space had been enlarged to take the surplus ore from nearby Morwellham Quay which couldn't manage the large amounts of ore coming from Devon Great Consuls mine. Newquay expanded into a busy settlement with its own inn and quay offices. It became a postal address for several mining companies. The quay also became one of the principle lime-burning centres for the farmlands west of the town of Tavistock. The remains of the lime-burning kilns are still the most notable remains at Newquay today.
By the early 1900's the boom was over and the area declined rapidly. The last inhabitant left in the 1950's and the Newquay became a lost village. Now nature has taken over.

Reason for Abandonment: Economic Date Abandoned: 01/01/1950 Related Web Page: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/02/2010 Sir Lose-a-lot visited it