Boleigh

Boleigh (Cornish: Boslegh)[1] is a hamlet east-southeast of St Buryan in west Cornwall, England, UK.[2] The Newlyn School artist, Samuel Birch, later known as Lamorna Birch came to Cornwall in 1892, initially staying at Boleigh Farm.[3]

Boleigh
Boleigh
Location within Cornwall
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPenzance
Postcode districtTR19
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western

References
  1. Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961
  3. Ruhrmund, Frank (12 July 2018). "This super exhibition shows why critical acclaim was correct". The Cornishman. p. 15.
"The Pipers" standing stones near Boleigh Farm


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