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Lat 50.2450° N, lon 5.2790° W●Cornish village
TolvaddonIllogan
Nestled deep in West Cornwall, Tolvaddon hums with a quiet, rugged charm. This isn't a pristine coastal postcard, but a land shaped by its people and the industry beneath their feet. Rolling
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Nestled deep in West Cornwall, Tolvaddon hums with a quiet, rugged charm. This isn't a pristine coastal postcard, but a land shaped by its people and the industry beneath their feet. Rolling gorse covered hills meet ancient tracks, where the whispers of a rich mining past mingle with the fresh, blustery rural air. Resilient, authentic
The name Tolvaddon itself, meaning 'mining place by the little pool' in Cornish, speaks volumes of its heritage. For centuries, this unassuming village was a hive of activity, its fields pockmarked with tin and copper mines. From the industrious 18th-century boom, which drew thousands seeking fortune, to the quiet decline of the late 19th and
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