Carlyon
| Carlyon | |
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Cliffs at Carlyon Bay | |
Carlyon Location within Cornwall | |
| Area | 4.318 km2 (1.667 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,577 (Parish, 2021) |
| • Density | 365/km2 (950/sq mi) |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Carlyon (Cornish: Karleghyon, meaning fort of rock-slabs) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies immediately east of the town of St Austell and has a coast onto Carlyon Bay, part of the larger St Austell Bay. The settlements in the parish are Carlyon Bay and Tregrehan Mills. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 1,577.