Carnhell Green
Carnhell Green
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  Carnhell Green Location within Cornwall | |
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Carnhell Green (Cornish: Glesin Karnhel) is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) southwest of Camborne at grid reference SW 617 374.[1] It is in the civil parish of Gwinear-Gwithian.[2]
Cornish wrestling
[edit]Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Carnhell Green in the 1800s[3] and 1900s.[4]
References
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- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ↑ Gwinear-Gwithian Parish Council, https://ggpc.org.uk/parish-profile/
- ↑ Royal Cornwall Gazette, 17 June 1820.
- ↑ Cornish Post and Mining News, 14 May 1927.
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