Boswednack is a
hamlet in the parish of
Zennor near the north coast of the
Penwith peninsula in
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located along the
B3306 road southwest of Zennor.
Boswednack was home to a small community of
Cornish speakers during the 19th century. These included
John Davey Jnr.,
1812-1891, and his father, as well as Anne Berryman (1766-1854), and John Mann (1834-1914). John Mann recalled in an interview that, when a child, he and several other children always conversed in Cornish while at play together.
It is from John Davey that we know the
Cranken Rhyme, probably the last recorded piece of traditional
Late Cornish verse
Verse may refer to:
Poetry
* Verse, an occasional synonym for poetry
* Verse, a metrical structure, a stanza
* Blank verse, a type of poetry having regular meter but no rhyme
* Free verse, a type of poetry written without the use of strict me ...
.
The hamlet contains Boswednack Manor and Treen Manor which in 1814 were both owned by
William Arundell Harris.
Treen Manor, in the nearby hamlet of
Treen is now a pub and Boswednack Manor is now run as a bed & breakfast, with a "slight Bohemian-style".
References
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Hamlets in Cornwall
Zennor