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Carnhell Green

Carnhell Green 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. It is in the civil parish of Gwinear-Gwithian.

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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

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Carnhell Green in the 1800s3 and 1900s.4

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  2. Gwinear-Gwithian Parish Council, https://ggpc.org.uk/parish-profile/
  3. Royal Cornwall Gazette, 17 June 1820.
  4. Cornish Post and Mining News, 14 May 1927.