Poniou

Poniou
Poniou
	Poniou Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW444380
Unitary authority	Cornwall ;
Ceremonial county	Cornwall ;
Region	South West ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Cornwall 50°11′10″N5°34′55″W / 50.186°N 5.582°W

Last updated June 23, 2025

Poniou or Ponjou is a hamlet west of Zennor in west Cornwall, England.^[1] The name is from Cornish "ponjow" meaning "bridges".^[2]

References

↑ Ordnance Survey Explorer 7: Land's End, Penzance and St. Ives, 1:25 000 scale (spelled "Ponjou")
↑ Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Leac an Anfa, Cathair na Mart: Evertype. ISBN 978-1-904808-22-0; p. 57

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[1] Ordnance Survey Explorer 7: Land's End, Penzance and St. Ives, 1:25 000 scale (spelled "Ponjou")

[2] Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Leac an Anfa, Cathair na Mart: Evertype. ISBN 978-1-904808-22-0; p. 57

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Poniou
Poniou Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW444380
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°11′10″N5°34′55″W / 50.186°N 5.582°W / 50.186; -5.582