fˈɔːɹməli nˈoʊn æz ðə pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv ɡˈɑːlənt ɡˈɑːlənt ɪz ɐ smˈɔːl vˈɪlɪdʒ ɔnðə wˈɛst bˈæŋk ʌvðə fˈaʊi ɹˈɪvɚ ðə pˈæɹɪʃ ɪz bˈaʊndᵻd ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ baɪ lˈænlɪvˌɛɹi, ɔnðɪ ˈiːst baɪ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ fˈaʊi wˌɪtʃ sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪts ɪt fɹʌm sənt wˈɪnoʊ, sənt vˈiːp ænd læntˈɛɡloʊzbaɪfˈaʊi, ɔnðə sˈaʊθ baɪ fˈaʊi, ænd ɔnðə wˈɛst baɪ tˈaɪwɚdɹˌiːθ.
Formally known as the parish of Golant (Golant is a small village on the west bank of the Fowey river) the parish is bounded on the north by Lanlivery, on the east by the river Fowey which separates it from St Winnow, St Veep and Lanteglos-by-Fowey, on the south by Fowey, and on the west by Tywardreath.