Lat 50.1910° N, lon 5.1270° W●Cornish village

PonsanoothPonsanooth

A linear village along the Truro Falmouth road, built around a crossroads and a stream. Historically industrial, now residential, but with echoes of its gunpowder and granite past. History: Ponsanooth (Cornish: Pons

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A linear village along the Truro Falmouth road, built around a crossroads and a stream. Historically industrial, now residential, but with echoes of its gunpowder and granite past. History: Ponsanooth (Cornish: Pons an Oth) means "bridge of the kiln," suggesting lime burning or charcoal production in earlier times. The village developed along the main road

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