Carnhell Green () is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in west
Cornwall
Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...
, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) southwest of
Camborne at . It is in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Gwinear-Gwithian.
[ Gwinear-Gwithian Parish Council, https://ggpc.org.uk/parish-profile/]
Cornish wrestling
Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Carnhell Green in the 1800s
[Royal Cornwall Gazette, 17 June 1820.] and 1900s.
[Cornish Post and Mining News, 14 May 1927.]
References
Hamlets in Cornwall
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