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Roskorwell
Roskorwell is located in CornwallRoskorwellRoskorwellLocation within Cornwall
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50°4′23″N 5°5′2″W / 50.07306°N 5.08389°W / 50.07306; -5.08389

Roskorwell (Cornish: Roskorvil) is a hamlet in the civil parish of St Keverne, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies just north of Porthallow.

The name Roskorwell comes from the Cornish language words ros, meaning 'hill-spur', and Korvil, a personal name.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
  2. Akademi Kernewek place names - Roskorvil


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