Kerris
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Kerris () is a settlement in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is three miles (5 km) south-west of Penzance in the civil parish of Paul. Kerris means "fort-place" in the Cornish language.
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- Instance of
- hamlet
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Cornwall
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- Kerris - geograph.org.uk - 175487.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01736
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- postal code
- TR19
- OS grid reference
- SW443273
- historic county
- Cornwall
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- Kerris
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Kerris () is a settlement in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is three miles (5 km) south-west of Penzance in the civil parish of Paul. Kerris means "fort-place" in the Cornish language.
==Toponymy== In 1302 a document spells the name Veor Keris and other spellings have been Kerres (in 1310), Kyrrys (1337), Vean Kerrys (1440), Keres (1481), Kyrris (1668). (Veor means large or great and Vean means little).
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