”’Melinsey”’ is a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] south of [[Ruan High Lanes]] in [[Cornwall]], England.<ref>Ordnance Survey ”One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190”. 1961</ref> The name is derived from the Cornish word “melinjy” which means “mill house”.<ref>[[Weatherhill, Craig]] (2009). ”A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names”. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. {{ISBN|9781904808220}}; p. 47</ref>
”’Melinsey”’ is a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] south of [[Ruan High Lanes]] in [[Cornwall]], England.<ref>Ordnance Survey ”One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190”. 1961</ref> The name is derived from the Cornish word “melinjy” which means “mill house”.<ref>[[Weatherhill, Craig]] (2009). ”A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names”. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. {{ISBN|9781904808220}}; p. 47</ref>
Melinsey Watermill dates from the Middle Ages and has been restored to working order. It was originally built to grind wheat into food for livestock. It has a Cafe specializing in Cornish cream teas and a craft shop.
Melinsey Watermill dates from the Middle Ages and has been restored to working order. It was originally built to grind wheat into food for livestock. It has a Cafe specializing in Cornish cream teas and a craft shop.
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Human settlement in England
Melinsey is a hamlet south of Ruan High Lanes in Cornwall, England.[1] The name is derived from the Cornish word “melinjy” which means “mill house”.[2]
Melinsey Watermill dates from the Middle Ages and has been restored to working order. It was originally built to grind wheat into food for livestock. It has a Cafe specializing in Cornish cream teas and a craft shop.
- ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961
- ^ Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. ISBN 9781904808220; p. 47
