Penhale (Cornish: Pennhal)[1] is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles (10 km) east-southeast of Newquay and ten miles (16 km) west-southwest of Bodmin.[2]

The village is on the course of the A30 trunk road. The road used to run through the village but is now re-routed half-a-mile south as a dual carriageway bypass.

Penhale is in the civil parish of St Enoder and the nearest villages are St Columb Road and Indian Queens.

References

  1. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5

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