Trevescan
Trevescan is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated between the village of Sennen and the settlement at Land's End 8 miles (13 km) west of Penzance.[1]
The name is Cornish and means tre (hamlet) + personal name Bescan which means "little short one".[2]
References
- Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961
- Reaney, P. H. The Origins of English Place-Names (1980 ed.). Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 67.
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