
Reawla ( kw, Riwella) is a
hamlet
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in
Penwith
Penwith (; kw, Pennwydh) is an area of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located on the peninsula of the same name. It is also the name of a former Non-metropolitan district, local government district, whose council was based in Penzance. ...
district ( kw, Pennwydh) in
Cornwall
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. It is in the civil parish of
Gwinear-Gwithian.
The name ''Reawla'' comes from the
Cornish language
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words ''riwel'', meaning 'royal', and ''la'', meaning 'place'.
Akademi Kernewek place names - Riwella
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Villages in Cornwall
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