Trevarno, Cornwall
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Trevarno is a country estate in south-west, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, once the seat of the Bickford-Smith family. It is situated near the village of Crowntown
Crowntown
Crowntown is a hamlet near Helston in Cornwall, England, UK....
, two miles (3 km) north-east of Helston
Helston
Helston is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately 12 miles east of Penzance and nine miles southwest of Falmouth. Helston is the most southerly town in the UK and is around further south than...
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The estate is a tourist attraction and open to the public. The 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) of grounds include gardens, woodland walks, a Museum of Gardening, a sub-tropical conservatory.
Trevarno is Cornish
Cornish language
Cornish is a Brythonic Celtic language and a recognised minority language of the United Kingdom. Along with Welsh and Breton, it is directly descended from the ancient British language spoken throughout much of Britain before the English language came to dominate...
and means "farm/settlement of Varno."