Valley Truckle Explained

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Country:England
Region:South West England
Map Type:Cornwall
Official Name:Valley Truckle
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Os Grid Reference:SX099827
Coordinates:50.613°N -4.688°W
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Valley Truckle is a hamlet on the A39 road south of Camelford in Cornwall, England.[1] Its name probably derives from a corruption of Cornish "Vellan draeth" (i.e. fulling mill). This was suggested by Charles Henderson.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961
  2. Atkinson, W. J. C. (1935) A Rambler's Guide to Tintagel and Camelford; 2nd ed. Boscastle: [the Author]; p. 83