Tre Pol and Pen

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The phrase Tre Pol and Pen is used to describe people from or places in Cornwall, UK. The full rhyming couplet runs: By Tre, Pol and Pen shall ye know all Cornishmen. Many Cornish surnames and place names still retain these words as prefixes, such as the name Trelawney and the town of Polperro. Tre means a settlement or homestead; Pol, a pond, lake or well; and Pen, a hill or headland.

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