Mawgan-in-Pydar

English

Etymology

Mawgan is from Saint Mawgan. What Pydar refers to is unknown.

Proper noun

Mawgan-in-Pydar

  1. A civil parish north-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England, with St Mawgan as one of its main settlements.

Usage notes

This is the name according to the Ordnance Survey. The parish council adds the affix "St".

References

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