Tremayne, Cornwall

Riverside woodland and Tremayne Quay

Tremayne (Cornish: Tremen)[1] is a hamlet in the parish of St Martin in Meneage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[2]

It was the original seat[3] of the prominent Tremayne family, later of Collacombe and of Sydenham in Devon.

Tremayne Quay (Tremain, in 1879) was built by Sir Richard Vyvyan for the visit of Queen Victoria to Trelowarren. Owing to unforeseen circumstances she did not visit.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
  3. ↑ Polwhele, Richard, History of Devonshire, 3 Vols., Vol.2, London, 1793, Vol.3, p.442, note: "Manor of Tremayne near Penryn", not to be confused with Tremaine near Launceston]]
  4. ↑ "Funeral Of The Late Sir R R Vyvyan, Bart., Of Trelowarren". The Cornishman (59). 28 August 1879. p. 4.

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