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Meva-ag-issey
— means “Mev and Issey”
The town of St Meva and St Issey was first recorded as a hamlet in 1313.
However, there were settlements in the locality long before that date; two bronze-age burial urns have been uncovered at Portmellon.
Mevagissey:
- largest fishing village in Mevagissey Bay
- a working harbour with an unbroken tradition of boat building since 1745
- fishermen still repair nets on the quayside using ancient skils with modern materials
- narrow old streets full of harbour-craft workshops, art galleries, cafes & restaurants,
- home of the World of Model Railways Exhibition — impressive collection of 2,000 models and a layout alive with 50 working trains - Tel: 01726 843568
— visit
the
model railway museum
site
- an aquarium in the old lifeboat house
- treasured folk museum on the East Quay
- — in summer take a boat trip to see the coast line or try your hand at fishing
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