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West Pentire

hamlet · Cornwall

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West Pentire is a hamlet located to the west of Pentire. The name combines the Old English 'west' (west) with the Cornish 'pen tir' meaning 'headland' or 'end of the land'.

Word origins

West
Old Englishwest(from west "west")
Pentire
Cornishheadland(from pen "head, top", tir "land")

Historical forms

Westpentyr