Varfell

Varfell is a hamlet within the parish of Ludgvan, Cornwall, UK. Varfell was formerly the ancestral home of chemist Humphry Davy.[1] Varfell is now one the centres of production for the large flower and bulb growers Winchester Bulbs.[2] Varfell Farm is the world's largest producers of daffodil bulbs.[3]

References

  1. ^ Paris, John Ayrton (1831). The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., LL.D.: Late President of the Royal Society. H. Colburn an R. Bentley. p. 1. http://books.google.com/books?id=e5oEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&d. 
  2. ^ Tompsett, Andrew (2006). Golden Harvest: The Story of Daffodil Growing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Alison Hodge Publishers. p. 52. ISBN 090672046X. http://books.google.com/books?id=jHsuU4pjITQC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&d. 
  3. ^ Tompsett, Andrew (2006). Golden Harvest: The Story of Daffodil Growing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Alison Hodge Publishers. p. 27. ISBN 090672046X. http://books.google.com/books?id=jHsuU4pjITQC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&d.