Country: | England |
Static Image: | Cusgarne CP School - geograph.org.uk - 1622689.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Cusgarne Community Primary School |
Official Name: | Cusgarne |
Cornish Name: | Kosgaran |
Coordinates: | 50.224°N -5.143°W |
Civil Parish: | Gwennap |
Shire County: | Cornwall |
Region: | South West England |
Post Town: | Truro |
Postcode District: | TR4 |
Postcode Area: | TR |
Os Grid Reference: | SW758407 |
Cusgarne (Cornish: Kosgaran)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is about from Truro and from Redruth.[2] It is in the civil parish of Gwennap
Cusgarne Community Primary School is in the centre of the village. It caters for children from the ages of 4–11 with the majority moving on to nearby Penryn College or either Richard Lander or Penair schools.[3]
The name Cusgarne comes from the Cornish language words koos, meaning 'wood', and garan, meaning 'heron' or 'crane'.[4]