St Columb
St Columb Major is a town as well as civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Frequently described locally as St Columb, it is roughly seven miles (11 km) southwest of Wadebridge and six miles (10 km) east of Newquay. The designation Significant distinguishes it from the close-by settlement as well as parish of St Columb Minor on the coastline. An electoral ward simply named St Columb exists with a population at the 2011 census of 5,050. Two times a year the town plays host to "hurling", a middle ages game when typical throughout Cornwall and now only played in St Columb and St Ives. It is played on Shrove Tuesday and then once more on the Saturday eleven days later. The video game involves two groups of a number of hundred people (the 'townsmen' and also the 'compatriots') who endeavour to carry a silver round made from apple wood to goals established 2 miles (3 km) apart, making the parish, around 25 square miles (65 km2) in location, the de facto largest sports ground in the world.
