Rame, Wendron

Human settlement in England
Rame is located in Cornwall
Rame
Rame
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW727339Civil parish
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  • South West
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50°09′44″N 5°11′00″W / 50.1621°N 5.1833°W / 50.1621; -5.1833

Rame (Cornish: Hordh) is a small village approximately three miles west of Penryn and five miles northeast of Helston in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located on the A394 main road.[1]

The tenement of Rame has for generations been in the possession of the Williams family of Scorrier.[2]

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments were held in a field adjoining Halfway House farm.[3]

Rame Post Office and general store

References

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
  2. ^ Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; p. 333
  3. ^ Royal Cornwall Gazette, 14 August 1875.
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