What is St Agnes (Cornwall)?
[[File:Peterville, St Agnes - geograph.org.uk - 178995.jpg|thumb|Peterville, St Agnes]] '''St Agnes''' is a large village on the north coast of [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]], and a popular tourist destination. St Agnes is about five miles (8&nbsp;km) north of [[Redruth]] and ten miles (16&nbsp;km) southwest of [[Newquay]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' |isbn= 9780319231487 |last1= Ordnance Survey |first1= Great Britain |date= February 2009 }} ''and'' {{cite book |title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' |isbn= 9780319229385 }}</ref> St Agnes and the surrounding area were once reliant on the industries of [[fishing]], [[farming]] and mining for [[copper]] and [[tin]]. Mining came to an end in the 1920s and many of these mines are still on view for any tourists.<ref>{{cite book |last=Clegg |first=David |year=2005 |title=Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly |location= Leicester |publisher=Matador |page= 87}}</ref> The coastal area is part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and St Agnes Beacon is a local landmark. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Villages in Cornwall]]