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Kenneggy

Coordinates: 50°06′32″N 5°24′27″W / 50.1089°N 5.4074°W / 50.1089; -5.4074
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Kenneggy
Kenneggy Sands
Kenneggy is located in Cornwall
Kenneggy
Kenneggy
Location within Cornwall
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°06′32″N 5°24′27″W / 50.1089°N 5.4074°W / 50.1089; -5.4074

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 5 miles (8.0 km) 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]

References

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  2. ^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Keunegi