Kenneggy Explained

Official Name:Kenneggy
Civil Parish:Breage
Country:England
Region:South West England
Coordinates:50.1089°N -5.4074°W
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Static Image:Kenneggy Sand (7702).jpg
Static Image Caption:Kenneggy Sands

Kenneggy comprises two separate hamlets, Higher Kenneggy (Cornish: Keunegi Wartha) to the west and Lower Kennegy (Cornish: Keunegi Woles) to the east, in the west of the civil parish of Breage, Cornwall, England, UK. They are situated 5miles east of the town of Penzance.[1]

To the south is the beach of Kenneggy Sands, and to the north is the hamlet of Kenneggy Downs.

The name Kenneggy is an anglicisation of the Cornish language keunegi, which means 'reed beds'.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End
  2. https://www.akademikernewek.org.uk/place-names/content/higher-kenneggy Akademi Kernewek place names - Keunegi