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Boleigh

Coordinates: 50°04′09″N 5°35′02″W / 50.0692°N 5.5839°W / 50.0692; -5.5839
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Boleigh
Boleigh is located in Cornwall
Boleigh
Boleigh
Location within Cornwall
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPenzance
Postcode districtTR19
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°04′09″N 5°35′02″W / 50.0692°N 5.5839°W / 50.0692; -5.5839

Boleigh (Cornish: Boslegh)[1] is a hamlet southeast of St Buryan in west Cornwall, England, UK.[2] The Newlyn School artist, Samuel Birch, later known as Lamorna Birch came to Cornwall in 1892, initially staying at Boleigh Farm. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961
  3. ^ Ruhrmund, Frank (12 July 2018). "This super exhibition shows why critical acclaim was correct". The Cornishman. p. 15.
"The Pipers" standing stones near Boleigh Farm