Roskorwell

Roskorwell
Roskorwell
	Roskorwell Location within Cornwall
Civil parish	St Keverne;
Unitary authority	Cornwall;
Ceremonial county	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
	List of places UK England Cornwall 50°4′23″N 5°5′2″W / 50.07306°N 5.08389°W

Roskorwell (Cornish: Roskorvil) is a hamlet in the civil parish of St Keverne, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies just north of Porthallow.^[1]

The name Roskorwell comes from the Cornish language words ros, meaning 'hill-spur', and Korvil, a personal name.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Roskorvil

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