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Tregurrian (Cornish : Tregoryan, meaning Coryan's farm) is a hamlet 2 miles north-northeast of Newquay, on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. [1]

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The beach at Watergate Bay was formerly known as Tregurrian beach.

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, have been held in Tregurrian in the 1900s. [2]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey Landranger 200; Newquay, Bodmin & surrounding area; 1:50 000. 1988
  2. Western Morning News, 16 August 1921.

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