page_title: St Merryn
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: St Merryn / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: St Merryn shops. At this cross roads are a post office, newsagent, garage and general store.
context_page_description: St Merryn is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about 3.5 miles south of the fishing port of Padstow and 11 miles northeast of the coastal resort of Newquay.
  The village has a post office, primary school, veterinary practice, various shops, restaurants, and public houses. The population at the 2011 census was 1,692.
context_section_description: The past industries include tin-mining, smuggling, and fishing. Now, farming and tourism are the prime industries. 
  A mineral lode including Lead ore (Galena) and Copper ore (Chalcopyrite) runs within half a mile of St Merryn church, and from 1823 this was mined by Wheal Friendship mine, initially for silver. There was a further open cut on the same lode known as Trevorgus Mine sited south west of St Merryn, and in 1834 these amalgamated as Trevorgus and Treveglos Mines. The combined mine was abandoned in 1839, but in 1838 it produced only 24 tons of Lead Ore.
  There are two old public houses in St Merryn, Farmers Arms Inn and Cornish Arms; the latter was taken over in 2009 by celebrity chef Rick Stein.
caption: St Merryn shops
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