Pensilva

Coordinates: 50°30′12″N 4°24′38″W / 50.50328°N 4.41045°W / 50.50328; -4.41045

Crossroads in Pensilva village

Pensilva (Cornish: Pennsilva)^[1] is a village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at OS grid ref SX291697 about four miles (6 km) northeast of Liskeard.^[2] Nearby settlements include Charaton Cross and Middlehill.

The original small settlement grew quickly during the nineteenth century in response to industrial activity on the moorland north and west of the village.^[3]

References

↑ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
↑ Historic Cornwall website. Retrieved April 2010

External links

Charaton Cross, Cornwall; Explore Britain

Ceremonial county of Cornwall

Cornwall Portal

Unitary authorities	Cornwall Council Isles of Scilly

Major settlements	Bodmin Bude Callington Camborne Camelford Falmouth Fowey Hayle Helston Launceston Liskeard Looe Lostwithiel Marazion Newlyn Newquay Padstow Penryn Penzance Porthleven Redruth Saltash St Austell St Blazey St Columb Major St Ives St Just in Penwith St Mawes Stratton Torpoint Truro Wadebridge See also: List of civil parishes in Cornwall

Rivers	Allen Camel Cober De Lank Fal Fowey Gannel Gover Hayle Helford Inny Kensey Looe Lynher Menalhyl Ottery Par Pont Pill Port Navas Red Seaton St Austell Tamar Tiddy Truro Valency

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