Menadarva

Menadarva (Cornish: Merther Derwa, meaning grave of St Derwa) is a hamlet in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK.[1][2]

Menadarva

The bridge over the Red River at Menadarva
Menadarva
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW614415
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

The Norman font of the church of All Saints Tuckingmill came from the medieval chapel of St Derwa at Menadarva.[3][4]

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (St Ives & Lizard Point) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23289-7.
  2. Menadarva; Explore Britain
  3. Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., revised by E. Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 236
  4. Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford


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