Polkerris
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Polkerris is a small village near Fowey in Cornwall, England, UK. It used to be part of the Rashleigh estate. A name still commemorated in the "Rashleigh Inn".
Fishing has been the main stay of the economic activities for Polkerris from its inception (c1600) until its transition in the 1950s to the more usual Cornish Riviera activities of restaurants, water sports and accommodation.
[edit] Etymology of the Place Name
The original translation of the place name is obscure. However, the presence of a number of Napoleonic era cannons embedded in the harbour wall, muzzle first, does lend credence to one possible meaning: "Fortified Cove"
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