Bugle is a village in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of Treverbyn and is situated about five miles (8 km) north of St Austell on the A391 road.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin The 2011 Census for the ward of Bugle which includes Treverbyn and surrounding hamlets gave a population of 4,164.2011 Census for Bugle ward
The village was established in the mid 19th century following the construction of: a turnpike road in 1836–7; the Bugle Inn in 1840; and the Par to Bugle section of the Treffry Tramways in 1842.
The village has a railway station on the Atlantic Coast Line.
Bugle F.C. were South Western League champions in 1984/85. The Bugle Silver Band has been in existence since 1868 and has been successful in many regional competitions.
There are plans to build a new neighbourhood on the site of the Goonbarrow Refinery west of the village as part of the St Austell and Clay Country Eco-town. This would include 450-550 homes. The plan was given outline approval in July 2009.
Cornish wrestling Cornish wrestling tournaments were held in the Football club in the early 1900s.Cornish Guardian - Thursday 11 June 1936.
Captain Samuel Coombe (1849-?), from Bugle, known as "Sammy", was a very strong wrestler who had some famous bouts with Hancock, who said he was as good a wrestler as he ever faced.Phil Hancock, Tom Gundry and Jack Pearce, Cornishman, 5 October 1921, p3. He was heavyweight Cornish wrestling champion of Cornwall.Bugle Native's long service, Cornish Guardian, 31 October 1929, p13.Obituary, Cornish Guardian, 6 March 1969, p16.Converted wrestling champion, Cornish Guardian, 14 January 1965, p9. When Sammy ceased wrestling he became a renowned Methodist preacher after teaching himself to read and write from reading the bible.Cornish wrestler and local preacher, Cornubian and Redruth Times, 1 June 1922, p3.Cornish wrestling, Western Morning News, 12 July 1922, p2.
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Bugle CP School Bugle Cricket Club Treverbyn