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New Downs is a farm near Camborne and St Agnes in Cornwall, England.[1]
History
[edit]The location has been known as New Down or New Downs since at least 1768.[2] In 1864, a ploughman on the New Downs, which was a parcel of the inner Goonbrey tenement, turned up a Roman coin picturing the Emperor Valentinian.[3] Other archaeological finds have been made at this site.[4][5][6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin (Camelford & St Austell) (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5.
- ↑ Bond, C. (2007). An Index to the Historical Place Names of Cornwall: Vol 2 - L to Z. An Index to the Historical Place Names of Cornwall. Cornovia Press. ISBN 978-0-9522064-3-9. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ J. Polsue, ed. (1866). A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall. Truro: William Lake. p. 5.
- ↑ "Monument No. 428381 - New Downs / West Polberro Monolith". PastScape. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "Monument No. 428381 - New Downs / West Polberro Monolith - map". PastScape. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "Monument No. 428408 - New Downs / West Polberro Monolith". PastScape. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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