Rosewarne Explained

Rosewarne is the name of two places in Cornwall, England.

Rosewarne (Cornish: Roswern) is a hamlet in west Cornwall at,[1] in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, near Reawla. The name of the hamlet comes from the Cornish language Roswern, containing the elements ros, meaning 'hill-spur', and gwern, meaning 'alder marsh'.[2]

Rosewarne (Cornish: Resuhorn) is also the name of a northern area of the town of Camborne at . It gives its name to the nearby Duchy College Rosewarne, which is one of two sites of an agricultural college run by Duchy College within the Cornwall College Group.[3]

Notable people

James Trevenen (1760–1790), an officer in the Royal Navy and the Imperial Russian Navy, was born at the Camborne Rosewarne.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosewarne, Cornwall . 12 August 2023 . GetOutside . Ordnance Survey.
  2. https://www.akademikernewek.org.uk/place-names/content/rosewarne Akademi Kernewek place names - Roswern
  3. Web site: Duchy College Rosewarne . 2023-08-12 . Duchy College . en.
  4. Web site: James Trevenen (1760-1790) . 2023-08-12 . Captain Cook Society.

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