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Rosewarne is the name of two places in Cornwall, England.

Rosewarne (Cornish : Roswern) is a hamlet in west Cornwall at grid reference SW610369 , [1] in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, near Reawla. The name of the hamlet comes from the Cornish language Roswern, containing the elements ros, meaning 'hill-spur', and gwern, meaning 'alder marsh'. [2]

Rosewarne (Cornish : Resuhorn) is also the name of a northern area of the town of Camborne at grid reference SW647410 . It gives its name to the nearby Duchy College Rosewarne, which is one of two sites of an agricultural college run by Duchy College within the Cornwall College Group. [3]

Notable people

James Trevenen (1760–1790), an officer in the Royal Navy and the Imperial Russian Navy, was born at the Camborne Rosewarne. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rosewarne, Cornwall". GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Akademi Kernewek place names - Roswern
  3. ↑ "Duchy College Rosewarne". Duchy College. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "James Trevenen (1760-1790)". Captain Cook Society. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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