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Learn what some Cornish place names mean in Kernewek with presenter Danni Diston, language expert Sarah Buck and Kernow King, Edward Rowe. Producer Beth Woodbridge. Video producer: Helen Munro Berry. Sound producer: Ben Coates. Executive Editor: Emma Clements. Revision: Tre 鈥 Homestead/farmstead Pol 鈥 Pool/Water Penn - Head Karrek 鈥 Rock Men - Stone Porth 鈥 Sheltered harbour or sheltered cove Penzance: Pennsans 鈥 Penn > 鈥渉ead, top, end鈥 + Sans > 鈥渉oly鈥 Bude: Porthbud 鈥 Porth > 鈥渃ove, entrance, landing place鈥 + Bud > 鈥淏ude鈥 Camborne: Kammbronn 鈥 Kamm > 鈥渃rooked, bent鈥 + Bronn > 鈥渉ill鈥 Newquay: Tewynblustri 鈥 Tewyn > 鈥渟and, dune鈥 + Plustri > 鈥渁nimal grazing / exercise area鈥 Wadebridge: Ponswad 鈥 Pons > 鈥渂ridge鈥 + Waed (Anglo鈥慡axon) > 鈥渇ord鈥 Illogan: Egloshalow 鈥 Eglos > 鈥渃hurch鈥 + Halow > 鈥渕arshes, moors鈥 (or derived from a personal name)
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