Perrancoombe

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Perrancombe
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Perrancoombe
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Perrancombe
Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference SW751527
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PERRANPORTH
Postcode district TR6
Dialling code 01872
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°19′52″N5°09′40″W / 50.331°N 5.161°W / 50.331; -5.161

Perrancoombe (Cornish : Kommperan) is a hamlet near Perranzabuloe in Cornwall, England. [1] The name Perrancoombe comes from the Cornish language words Peran or Saint Piran, and komm, meaning 'small valley' or 'dingle'. [2]

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin (Camelford & St Austell) (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN   978-0-319-22938-5.
  2. Akademi Kernewek place names - Kommperan