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Gwendra Point
(EN)
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Penn Gwynndreth
(KW)
Type:
Coastal Feature
Parish:
St Austell Bay
Hundred:
Powder
Elements:
gwynn
Meaning:
white, fair, blessed
penn
Meaning:
head, end, top
treth
Meaning:
beach
Elements notes:
<penn> 'head, headland, end' + <gwynn> ‘white’ + <treth> ‘beach’
Historic forms:
Gwendra Pt 1856 (OS 1856) Gwendra Point 1888 (OS 1888) Gwendra Point 1948 Gwendra Point 1974 (OS 1:50,000 First Series, 1974) Gwendra Point 2014 (OS 2014)