Gwavas
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Gwavas is a residential council estate on the southern outskirts of the town of Newlyn in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated immediately west of Gwavas Road and takes its name from nearby Gwavas Farm.[1]
History and geography
[edit]The name Gwavas derives from the Cornish "gwaf" meaning winter, and "bos" meaning abode. Its derivation is from the Cornish "gwavos" meaning "winter farm". There are also places of the same name in the parishes of Grade-Ruan and Sithney.[2]
The slum clearance programme was intended to be much larger but many houses were saved following the famous Rosebud Campaign.[3]
Gwavas is situated on hilly ground.[1][4]
Gwavas Lake
[edit]Nearby is the Gwavas Lake which is an area of relatively calm water that is situated outside the current harbour area of Newlyn.[5]
References
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- ^ a b "Cornwall Council interactive mapping". Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010. Cornwall Council online mapping. Retrieved June 2010
- ^ Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. ISBN 9781904808220; p. 39
- ^ "Newlyn.info - from newlyn to newlyn in cornwall - Offline". Archived from the original on 18 November 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006. Newlyn website
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ^ Ordnance Survey Explorer 7; Land's End, Penzance and St. Ives, 1:25 000 scale. 1996
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