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St Newlyn East

St Newlyn East proper noun: a village and civil parish south of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8256).

Proper noun

St Newlyn East

  1. A village and civil parish south of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8256).

Origin of St Newlyn East

From Sancta Niwelina, patron saint of the local church. The East affix may have been added to distinguish it from Newlyn, also in Cornwall.

Questions about St Newlyn East

What does St Newlyn East mean?
St Newlyn East means a village and civil parish south of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8256).
What part of speech is St Newlyn East?
St Newlyn East is a proper noun.

Words near St Newlyn East in the dictionary

  1. St Minver Highlands
  2. St Minver Lowlands
  3. St Monance
  4. St Monans
  5. St Neots
  6. St Newlyn East
  7. St Nicholas
  8. St Nicholas and Bonvilston
  9. St Nicholas at Wade
  10. St Nicholas Hurst
  11. St Nick

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