Valley Truckle

Valley Truckle
The B3266 road approaching Valley Truckle from the south
Valley Truckle is located in Cornwall
Valley Truckle
Valley Truckle
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSX099827
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

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]

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


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