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Location:

A30 at Chiverton Cross Roundabout
(also accessible to traffic on the A390 and the A3075)

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

TR4 8HS

map and directions

Access/Layout:

Single site located at a junction..

A strange example of two adjacent petrol stations, named Chiverton Cross and Three Burrows.

Facilities

Catering: Starbucks Forecourt: Esso, Londis, Costa Express, AdBlue Containers, Car Wash

Parking Prices

Short stay customer parking is available for cars. No HGV parking is available.

This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Chiverton Cross
Blackwater
Truro
Cornwall
TR4 8HS

🌍 Operators & Official Websites:

Forecourts operated by MFG
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Trivia and History

Chiverton Cross was a crossroads positioned where the smaller of the two modern roundabouts is. There was a large garage on the corner, which is now the used car dealership.

Other facilities arrived after the roundabout was built in the 1980s, which replaced three cottages. The Chiverton Cross branch of Little ChefHistory opened in 1988. This was joined by a Burger King in 1998. Those closed in 2008, becoming a Starbucks store.

Two filling stations continue to operate side-by-side. The first was an Esso filling station with Snack & Shop store named Chiverton Cross, while the second was branded Elf and called Three Burrows.

There were plans to add a picnic area and drive-thru restaurant to the Three Burrows site in 1998, but this never happened.

Three Burrows became a Total site in 2003, following the merger of Elf with TotalFina. The shop went on to be branded Premier. Three Burrows was then re-branded Esso in 2011, creating the unusual situation where two seemingly identical petrol stations trade side-by-side. In the same year, Chiverton Cross was removed from Ordnance Survey maps where it had been listed as a full service area.

Both forecourts were acquired by MRH in 2012. These were transferred to MFG in 2018, following the merger of the two companies.

Planning permission was granted to demolish the car sales showroom adjacent to the filling stations and build a 67-bed hotel with restaurant in 2013, but this wasn't carried forward. A subsequent plan would have seen the car sales showroom turned in to a restaurant with the rear of the building maintained as workshop garages. Eventually a Rowe's Cornish Bakers store was added in 2019.

A separate plan for a hotel and restaurant to be built on the north-western arm of the original roundabout was granted planning permission in 2016, which was renewed later.

Meanwhile Cornwall Council granted planning permission for both filling stations to be demolished and replaced with one single, larger petrol station in 2018. Further proposals for a hotel and restaurant development adjacent to the current filling stations was granted in August 2019.

As part of the project to upgrade the A30, by 2024 the Chiverton Cross Roundabout will be closed. Access to the service area will be provided via the new Chiverton Junction, approximately half a mile down the B3277. It's not yet known whether the road signs will promote the new entrance, or whether the diversion will impact trade.

Alternatives

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Carland Cross (8 miles)	Services on the A30	Hayle (12 miles)

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 ==Trivia and History==
 [[File:Esso Chiverton 2019.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Chiverton Cross Esso stands next to Three Burrows.|alt=Esso petrol station.]]
-Chiverton Cross was a crossroads where the present, smaller roundabout is. There was a large garage on the corner which is now the used car dealership.
+Chiverton Cross was a crossroads positioned where the smaller of the two modern roundabouts is. There was a large garage on the corner, which is now the used car dealership.
-Other facilities arrived after the roundabout was built in the 1980s, replacing three cottages. In 1988, the '''Chiverton Cross''' branch of {{Little Chef|wikia=Chiverton_Cross}} opened. In 1998, the Little Chef was joined by a [[Burger King]]. In 2008 those closed, and became a [[Starbucks]] store.
+Other facilities arrived after the roundabout was built in the 1980s, which replaced three cottages. The '''Chiverton Cross''' branch of {{Little Chef|Chiverton_Cross}} opened in 1988. This was joined by a [[Burger King]] in 1998. Those closed in 2008, becoming a [[Starbucks]] store.
 Two filling stations continue to operate side-by-side. The first was an Esso filling station with Snack & Shop store named Chiverton Cross, while the second was branded [[Elf]] and called '''Three Burrows'''.
-In 1998, there were plans to add a picnic area and drive-thru restaurant to the Three Burrows site but this never happened.
+There were plans to add a picnic area and drive-thru restaurant to the Three Burrows site in 1998, but this never happened.
-In 2003, Three Burrows became a [[Total]] site following the merger of Elf with TotalFina. The shop went onto become branded as a Premier store.
+Three Burrows became a [[Total]] site in 2003, following the merger of Elf with TotalFina. The shop went on to be branded Premier. Three Burrows was then re-branded Esso in 2011, creating the unusual situation where two seemingly identical petrol stations trade side-by-side. In the same year, Chiverton Cross was removed from Ordnance Survey maps where it had been listed as a full service area.
-In 2011, Three Burrows was re-branded Esso, creating the unusual situation where two seemingly identical petrol stations trade side-by-side. In the same year, Chiverton Cross was removed from Ordnance Survey maps where it had been listed as a full service area.
+Both forecourts were acquired by [[MRH]] in 2012. These were transferred to [[MFG]] in 2018, following the merger of the two companies.
-In 2012, Both forecourts were acquired by [[MRH]]. In 2018, these were transferred to [[MFG]] following the merger of the two companies.
+Planning permission was granted to demolish the car sales showroom adjacent to the filling stations and build a 67-bed hotel with restaurant in 2013, but this wasn't carried forward. A subsequent plan would have seen the car sales showroom turned in to a restaurant with the rear of the building maintained as workshop garages. Eventually a Rowe's Cornish Bakers store was added in 2019.
-In 2013, planning permission was granted to demolish the car sales showroom adjacent to the filling stations and build a 67-bed hotel with restaurant however this was never built. A subsequent plan in 2015 was also approved which would see the car sales showroom turned into a restaurant with the rear of the building maintained as workshop garages. Eventually, in 2019, a Rowe's Cornish Bakers store was added.
+A separate plan for a hotel and restaurant to be built on the north-western arm of the original roundabout was granted planning permission in 2016, which was renewed later.
-In 2016, a separate plan for a hotel and restaurant to be built on the north-western arm of the original roundabout were granted planning permission. These plans were re-granted permission in 2019.
+Meanwhile Cornwall Council granted planning permission for both filling stations to be demolished and replaced with one single, larger petrol station in 2018. Further proposals for a hotel and restaurant development adjacent to the current filling stations was granted in August 2019.
-In January 2018, Cornwall Council granted planning permission to demolish both filling stations and replace them with one single, larger petrol station. In August 2019, further proposals for a hotel and restaurant development adjacent to the current filling stations was granted.
+As part of the project to upgrade the A30, by 2024 the Chiverton Cross Roundabout will be closed. Access to the service area will be provided via the new Chiverton Junction, approximately half a mile down the B3277. It's not yet known whether the road signs will promote the new entrance, or whether the diversion will impact trade.
-As part of the project to upgrade the A30, by 2024 the Chiverton Cross Roundabout will be closed. Access to the service area will be provided via the new Chiverton junction, approximately half a mile down the B3277. It's not yet known whether the road signs will promote the new entrance, or whether the diversion will impact trade.
 ==Alternatives==