Gwavas

Gwavas is a residential council estate on the southern outskirts of the town of Newlyn in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated immediately west of Gwavas Road and takes its name from nearby Gwavas Farm.[1]

For the hamlet near Helston, see Gwavas, Helston.

Gwavas Quay

History and geography

The name Gwavas derives from the Cornish "gwaf" meaning winter, and "bos" meaning abode. Its derivation is from the Cornish "gwavos" meaning "winter farm". There are also places of the same name in the parishes of Grade-Ruan and Sithney.[2]

The estate was built by Penzance Borough Council in 1937 following limited slum clearance in the harbour area of Newlyn. The slum clearance programme was intended to be much larger but many houses were saved following the famous Rosebud Campaign.[3]

Situated on hilly ground, Gwavas[1][4] contributes to much of the area's high standing on the UK government's index of deprivation . Most of the housing stock is now in the ownership of Penwith Housing Association following the sale of Penwith council housing stock in 1994.

Gwavas Lake

Nearby is the Gwavas Lake which is an area of relatively calm water that is situated outside the current harbour area of Newlyn.[5] The natural protection afforded by the Gwavas Lake (an area of seawater in Mount's Bay) led to many Newlyn fishermen using this area as a preferred landing site.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Cornwall Council online mapping. Retrieved June 2010
  2. Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. ISBN 9781904808220; p. 39
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 November 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Newlyn website
  4. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  5. Ordnance Survey Explorer 7; Land's End, Penzance and St. Ives, 1:25 000 scale. 1996
  6. "The Harbour". Retrieved 27 March 2009..
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