Gwavas

Gwavas is a hamlet in the parish of , Cornwall, United Kingdom. Gwavas is adjoining Lowertown-by-Helston. The hamlet is a rural farming hamlet which once had a shop.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet in Sithney, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Gwavas, Helston”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Truthall Halt railway station and Trevarno.

Railway station
Photo: Malcolm Kewn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Truthall Halt on the Helston branch was opened on 3 July 1905. The small station, which was located just above the 300 feet contour, served the villages of Trannack and Gwavas, and also Truthall Manor.

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a private country estate in south-west , England, UK, near the village of , 2 miles north-east of . First developed in the 13th century, the estate was owned by a succession of families until 1994 when it was sold for development as a tourist attraction based around its extensive gardens.

Railway station
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a small railway station request stop on the Helston Railway, a heritage railway in , England, United Kingdom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coverack Bridges and Sithney.

Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in southwest , England. It is situated southwest of in the valley of the just under 1 mile north of .

Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the West of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. is north of . The population including Boscadjack and Crowntown at the 2011 census was 841.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small market town in the south west of Cornwall which is famous for its Flora Day celebrations and Furry Dance. It is the most southerly town in mainland United Kingdom, and it acts as a gateway to the Peninsula.

Gwavas

Latitude
50.11739° or 50° 7′ 3″ north
Longitude
-5.28385° or 5° 17′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C2P4P88+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29218536
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q28404163
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Cornish—“Gwavas” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gwavas (Helston)”
  • Basque: “Gwavas”
  • Cornish: “Gwavos”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lowertown and Chynhale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Truthall Manor and ‘The Moors’.

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