Menadarva

Menadarva
Cornish: Merther Derwa

The bridge over the Red River at Menadarva
Menadarva
 Menadarva shown within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW614415
Civil parishCamborne
Unitary authorityCornwall
Ceremonial countyCornwall
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament South West England
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall

Coordinates: 50°13′30″N 5°20′49″W / 50.225°N 5.347°W / 50.225; -5.347

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

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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