Higher Boscaswell

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Higher Boscaswell
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Higher Boscaswell
Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference SW384342
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Penzance
Postcode district TR19
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England
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50°09′00″N5°39′47″W / 50.150°N 5.663°W / 50.150; -5.663 Coordinates: 50°09′00″N5°39′47″W / 50.150°N 5.663°W / 50.150; -5.663

Higher Boscaswell is a hamlet near Pendeen in west Cornwall, England. It is east of Pendeen and on the B road from St Ives to St Just. [1] [2] Higher Boscaswell is included in the St Just in Penwith division on Cornwall Council. [3]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN   978-0-319-23289-7.
  2. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961
  3. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 15 November 2020.