Burncoose is a hamlet near Gwennap in west Cornwall, England; Burncoose lies on the A393 road, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of Redruth.[1][2] It was first recorded in 1277 as Burncoys, an anglicized name from the Cornish Broncoos, meaning "wood hill".[3]

Burncoose Cornish: Broncoosp
Camborne Redruth Community Hospital, Burncoose
Burncoose Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW741395
Civil parish	Gwennap
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	REDRUTH
Postcode district	TR16
Dialling code	01872
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Truro and Falmouth
List of places UK England Cornwall 50.212°N 5.166°W / 50.212; -5.166

See also

• Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose

References

Further reading

• Burncoose Gardens: a garden oasis in the minewastes of Cornwall; by F. J. Williams C.B.E., Arnold Dance, David Knuckey.

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