Valley Truckle

Valley Truckle

The B3266 road approaching Valley Truckle from the south
Valley Truckle
Valley Truckle shown within Cornwall
OS grid reference SX099827
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament South West England

Valley Truckle is a hamlet on the A39 road south of Camelford in Cornwall, England.[1] Its name probably derives from a corruption of Cornish "Vellan draeth" (i.e. fulling mill). This was suggested by Charles Henderson.[2]

References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961
  2. Atkinson, W. J. C. (1935) A Rambler's Guide to Tintagel and Camelford; 2nd ed. Boscastle: [the Author]; p. 83
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