St Eval

St Eval
Cornish: *S. Uvel*
St Eval Cornish: S. Uvel;
	St Eval church
	St Eval Location within Cornwall
Population	732 (civil parish 2011)
OS grid reference	SW883685
Civil parish	St Eval;
Unitary authority	Cornwall;
Ceremonial county	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WADEBRIDGE
Postcode district	PL27
Dialling code	01841
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Cornwall;

St Eval (Cornish: S. Uvel) is a civil parish and hamlet in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is about four miles (6.5 km) southwest of Padstow. The parish population at the 2011 census was 960.

Much of the village land was acquired by compulsory purchase in 1938 to build an RAF Coastal Command Station, RAF St Eval. Many buildings were demolished leaving only the Norman church, the Vicarage, and Trevisker Farm. These buildings were effectively surrounded by RAF activity, and during World War II were taken over for RAF use, with the church tower used as an observation post and navigation mark.

The parish incorporates the southern part of Porthcothan and the hamlets of Engollan and Treburrick.

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