Crowntown (Cornish: Tregurun) is a hamlet on the B3303 road south of Nancegollan in west Cornwall, England.[1][2] It is in the civil parish of Sithney.

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, have been held in Crowntown for centuries,[3][4] for example at the Crown Inn.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23289-7.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961
  3. ^ Royal Cornwall Gazette, 8 October 1868.
  4. ^ West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 28 May 1987.
  5. ^ West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 19 August 1999.


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