Rosewarne is the name of two places in Cornwall, England. Rosewarne () is a hamlet in west Cornwall at , in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, near Reawla. The name of the hamlet comes from the

Cornish language Cornish (Standard Written Form: or , ) is a Southwestern Brittonic language, Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. Along with Welsh language, Welsh and Breton language, Breton, Cornish descends from Common Brittonic, ...

''Roswern'', containing the elements ''ros'', meaning 'hill-spur', and ''gwern'', meaning 'alder marsh'. Rosewarne () is also the name of a northern area of the town of

Camborne Camborne (from Cornish language, Cornish ''Cambron'', "crooked hill") is a town in Cornwall, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,845. The northern edge of the parish includes a section of the South West Coast Path, Hell's Mouth, C ...

at . It gives its name to the nearby Duchy College Rosewarne, which is one of two sites of an agricultural college run by

Duchy College The Duchy College Rural Business School was founded in 2006. It is part of the Cornwall College (England), Cornwall College Group, and its main purpose is to provide a range of services that meet the needs of rural communities, including training ...

within the Cornwall College Group.

Notable people

James Trevenen (1760–1790), an officer in the Royal Navy and the Imperial Russian Navy, was born at the Camborne Rosewarne.

References

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