Bolingey

Bolingey Cornish: Melinji
Bolingey
Bolingey Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW762532
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Perranporth
Postcode district	TR6
Dialling code	01872
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Truro & Falmouth
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°20′11″N5°08′37″W / 50.33644°N 5.14353°W / 50.33644; -5.14353

Bolingey (Cornish : Melinji) ^[1] is a village on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is half-a-mile south of the small seaside resort of Perranporth ^[2] and is in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe.

There is also a place called Bolingey in the civil parish of St Mawgan. ^[3]

Sports teams

The village is famous for its Bolingey Barbarians ^[4] rugby team who play annual fixtures against Perranporth RFC on Boxing Day and against other invitation teams. Bolingey Barbarians were formed in 1990 with three specific objectives - to raise money for deserving organisations who look after children in Cornwall, to return to and enjoy the time when rugby was played solely for enjoyment both during the match and, more importantly, after the match and to only select and play against players who were over 35 years of age.

Each season all three objectives are met by playing no more than six matches and after each match they return to the Bolingey Inn to host the opposition in true old fashioned tradition. Perranporth RFC loan use of the ground and changing rooms for home matches. At the end of the season a tournament is held for invited veteran teams which is hosted at different clubs each year. As of 2007 Bolingey Barbarians have raised over £27,000 for charity. ^[5]

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes were held in Bolingey in the 1800s. ^[6]

References

1. Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine  : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Cornish Language Partnership.
2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN   978-0-319-23149-4
3. Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. ISBN   9781904808220; p. 22
4. Bolingey Barbarians RFC Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. Bolingey Barbarians RFC Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
6. The Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet, and General Advertiser, 22 August 1829, p2.

External links

Media related to Bolingey at Wikimedia Commons