Mawla, Cornwall

Mawla
Mawla
Mawla is located in Cornwall
Mawla
Mawla
Location within Cornwall
Civil parish
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Shire county
Ceremonial county
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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50°16′04″N 5°13′32″W / 50.267799°N 5.2256°W / 50.267799; -5.2256

Mawla is a village south of Porthtowan in Cornwall, England, UK.[1] The earliest record of Mawla is in 960 AD; the meaning of the name is "pigs' place".[2] It comprises a cluster of cottages, Mawla Farm, Green Lane Farm, Forge Farm and a Methodist church. Mawla has no shops or pubs.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (St Ives & Lizard Point) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23289-7.
  2. ^ Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names, Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype; p. 47

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