Tregavarah

Tregavarah phonebox

Tregavarah (Cornish: Tregoverow, meaning farm of streams, grid reference SW445298) is a small hamlet in the parish of Madron in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1] It is situated approximately 2 miles west of Penzance. The grandfather of Che Guevara, Godfrey Johns was born in the parish in 1862 before emigrating to South America and opening a tin mine. Tregavarah Downs are nearby.[2]

References

  1. Philip's Street Atlas Cornwall. London: Philip's, 2003; p. 88
  2. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961

Coordinates: 50°06′47″N 5°34′31″W / 50.11318°N 5.57514°W / 50.11318; -5.57514


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