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50°42′47″N4°34′01″W / 50.713°N 4.567°W / 50.713; -4.567

Trengune is a hamlet in the civil parish of Warbstow, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located 1.5 miles north and 1 mile west of the village of Warbstow, the River Ottery passes through Trengune. [1] [2] The earliest record of Trengune was in 1356; the meaning is "farm at the downs". [3]

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Ford and bridge at Trengune

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References

  1. Google Maps
  2. Philip's Street Atlas Cornwall. London: Philip's, 2003; pp. 10-11
  3. Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype; p. 74