Valley Truckle

Valley Truckle

The B3266 road approaching Valley Truckle from the south
Valley Truckle
 Valley Truckle shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSX099827
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament South West England
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall

Coordinates: 50°36′47″N 4°41′17″W / 50.613°N 4.688°W / 50.613; -4.688

Valley Truckle is a hamlet on the A39 road south of Camelford in Cornwall, England.[1] Its name probably derives from a corruption of Cornish "Vellan draeth" (i.e. fulling mill). This was suggested by Charles Henderson.[2]

References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961
  2. Atkinson, W. J. C. (1935) A Rambler's Guide to Tintagel and Camelford; 2nd ed. Boscastle: [the Author]; p. 83
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