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Gluvian 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 mid
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 one mile (1.6 km) north of
St Columb Major St Columb Major is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as ''St Columb'', it is approximately southwest of Wadebridge and east of Newquay Ordnance Survey: Landran ...
(where the 2011 census population was included)Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' at . Mayor
William Mayow William Mayow, of Gluvian, was Mayor of St. Columb Major in Cornwall in the early 16th century. Following the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549 the King's forces were sent down to Cornwall. The Provost Marshal at the time was Anthony Kingston and h ...
of Gluvian in the parish of St Columb was hanged outside a tavern in St Columb in 1549.


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Hamlets in Cornwall St Columb Major {{Restormel-geo-stub