Editing Gweek (section)

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{{Infobox UK place
| country =                  England
| static_image_name =        DSCN0609GweekEastBank.JPG
| static_image_caption =     The east bank of the river, viewed from the quay
| coordinates = {{coord|50.096|-5.209|display=inline,title}}
| official_name =            Gweek
| cornish_name =             Gwig
| population =               581
| population_ref =           (United Kingdom Census 2001)<br>  667 (2011 Census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124083&c=Gweek&d=16&e=62&g=6409845&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1489335596670&enc=1|title =parish population 2011|accessdate=12 March 2017|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work= Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>  
| civil_parish =             Gweek
| unitary_england=           [[Cornwall Council|Cornwall]]
| lieutenancy_england =      [[Cornwall]]
| metropolitan_county =      
| region =                   South West England
| constituency_westminster = [[Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)|Camborne and Redruth]]
| post_town =                HELSTON
| postcode_district =        TR12
| postcode_area =            TR
| dial_code =                01326
| os_grid_reference =        SW705268
}}

[[File:DSCN0599Gweek Village Hall.JPG|thumb|Gweek Village Hall]]
'''Gweek''' ({{langx|kw|Gwig}}, meaning ''forest village'') is a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] and village in [[Cornwall]], England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (5&nbsp;km) east of [[Helston]].<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-23148-7}}</ref> The civil parish was created from part of the parish of [[Constantine, Kerrier|Constantine]] by boundary revision in 1986. The name ''Gweek'' is first recorded as ''Gwyk'' in 1358 and is derived from the [[Cornish language|Cornish]] word ''gwig'', meaning "forest village", cognate with the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''gwig'' and [[Old Breton]] ''guic''.<ref>Weatherhill, Craig (2007) ''Cornish Place Names and Language''. Ammanford: Sigma Press</ref> Gweek village has a pub, the ''Black Swan'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackswangweek.co.uk |title=The Black Swan}}</ref> and a shop. The village is also home to the [[Cornish Seal Sanctuary]].

Gweek lies within the [[Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.