Poniou

Poniou
Poniou
Poniou shown within Cornwall
OS grid reference SW444380
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament South West England

Poniou or Ponjou is a hamlet west of Zennor in west Cornwall, England.[1] The name is from Cornish "ponjow" meaning "bridges".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey Explorer 7: Land's End, Penzance and St. Ives, 1:25 000 scale (spelled "Ponjou")
  2. ↑ Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Leac an Anfa, Cathair na Mart: Evertype. ISBN 978-1-904808-22-0; p. 57


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