Ellenglaze ( kw, Elynglas) is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depi ...

near the village of

Cubert Cubert ( kw, Egloskubert)Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) ...

north of

Perranporth Perranporth ( kw, Porthperan) is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its long beach f ...

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlan ...

, England. It lies close to the edge of

Penhale Sands Penhale Sands ( kw, Peran Treth, meaning ''St Piran's sands''), or Penhale Dunes, is a complex of sand dunes and a protected area for its wildlife, on the north Cornwall coast in England, UK. It is the most extensive system of sand dunes in Cor ...

(dunes).

History

The manor of Ellenglaze is recorded in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

as "Elil" (the 'glaze' was likely added later, from Cornish , meaning blue or green) and belonging to the monastery of Bodmin and having 2 hides of land and land for 8 ploughs. The monastery had 4 ploughs and 4 serfs there. There were also 8 villeins, 8 smallholders, half a square league of pasture and 20 sheep. The value of it was £1 sterling. "Elil" was at one time identified with a place in the hundred of East Wivelshire. It is the location of a former lead mine, abandoned in 1839. Ellenglaze Manor is a Grade II listed building, probably dating from the mid-late 17th century, with later alterations.

References

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