Boquio

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Boquio
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Boquio
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OS grid reference SW6733
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50°09′18″N5°15′25″W / 50.155°N 5.257°W / 50.155; -5.257 Coordinates: 50°09′18″N5°15′25″W / 50.155°N 5.257°W / 50.155; -5.257

Boquio is a small upland area south of Bolitho in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. [1] It is situated approximately halfway between Praze-an-Beeble and Wendron in the civil parish of Wendron. There are several farmstead settlements bearing the names Boquio and Boquio Vean in the area.

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN   978-0-319-23148-7