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Rosenithon

Coordinates: 50°03′02″N 5°04′22″W / 50.0505995°N 5.0726889°W / 50.0505995; -5.0726889
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Rosenithon

Rosenithon (Cornish: Ros an Eythin) is a hamlet east of St Keverne in west Cornwall, England.[1]

The name Rosenithon comes from the Cornish language Ros an Eythin, which means 'the hill-spur of gorse'.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
  2. ^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Ros an Eythin

50°03′02″N 5°04′22″W / 50.0505995°N 5.0726889°W / 50.0505995; -5.0726889