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Lower Porthpean

hamlet · Cornwall

CornishAI-generated

Lower Porthpean is a hamlet in Cornwall. The name means 'lower harbour or port of the bean' or 'lower port of the stream'.

Word origins

Lower
Old Englishsituated below or to the south of another place
Porthpean
Cornishport of the bean/stream(from porth "harbour, port", ban "stream")