Egloshayle

Egloshayle sits in north Cornwall, a village and civil parish folded into the gentle landscape of the South West. The village itself lies beside the River Camel, just southeast of Wadebridge, and has a quietly distinctive history: in 1898 the settlement of Egloshayle was removed from the civil parish and transferred to the new parish of Wadebridge. Since that time the civil parish of Egloshayle has not included the village that gives it its name. The parish now stretches southeast from the village and embraces neighbouring locales such as Washaway and Sladesbridge. With a parish population of 415 at the 2021 census, Egloshayle feels intimate and unhurried — a place to appreciate riverside light and the layered story of local boundaries. Its postcode district is PL27, and it sits comfortably within Cornwall in the South West region. For travellers looking to read the subtle history of a place as well as enjoy peaceful Cornish surroundings, Egloshayle offers a small-scale, characterful experience worth exploring.