St Columb Minor - Notable People

Notable People

  • Ralph Allen, postmaster
  • James Carne (d. 1909), parish clerk for 64 years
  • William Golding the novelist ( "Lord of the Flies" ) was born in the parish (which at the time included Newquay, his actual birthplace).

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