Colan () is a village and civil parish in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) east of Newquay.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin The electoral ward is called Colan and Mawgan. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 4,256 The hamlets of Bosoughan, Chapel, Gwills, Kestle Mill, Lane, Mountjoy, Quintrell Downs, Trebarber and Trencreek are in the parish.Cornwall; Explore Britain The Fir Hill, and Firhill Woods near Nanswhyden, contains the ruins of Fir Hill Manor. Colan Church dates back to the thirteenth century.Dunkin, E. (1882) Monumental Brasses. London: Spottiswoode
Cornish wrestling Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held at Colan.West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 30 July 1925.Western Morning News, 17 May 1926.
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