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Trevescan is a hamlet in west
Trevescan is a hamlet in west Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
, England, United Kingdom. It is situated between the village of Sennen
Sennen (''Cornish: Sen Senan'' or ''Sen Senana'') is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sennen village is situated approximately eight miles (13 km) west-southwest of Penzance.Ordnance Survey: Landra ...
and the settlement at Land's End
Land's End ( kw, Penn an Wlas or ''Pedn an Wlas'') is a headland and tourist and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England, on the Penwith peninsula about west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road. To the east of it is ...
, 8 miles (13 km) west of Penzance
Penzance ( ; kw, Pennsans) is a town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is about west-southwest of Plymouth and west-southwest of London. Situated ...
.
The name is Cornish and could mean ''tre'' (hamlet) + personal name ''Bescan'' which means "little short one", or could be a corruption of ''heskyn'', ″sedge″ or ″marsh″. Previous spellings of the name include, ''Trefescan'' (1302), ''Trevescan'' (1310), ''Trevascan'' (1327) and ''Treviscan'' (1343).
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Hamlets in Cornwall Sennen {{Penwith-geo-stub