 The village has a post office, primary school, veterinary practice, various shops, restaurants, and public houses.The population at the 2011 census was 1,692.The 3,798 acre parish of St Merryn is bounded by a millstream to the south that separates it from the St Ervan and St Eval parishes; more than of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean; and the Padstow parish and Lyn stream.