Visit Bossiney Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bossiney

  

Bossiney Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bossiney

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Bossiney history

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Bossiney was mentioned in Domesday Book as ‘Botcinnii, a manor held by the Count of Mortain from St. Petroc’s Church (i.e. Bodmin Monastery), the manor at this time including Trevena. From 1552, two members were elected to the unreformed House of Commons by the burgesses of the Borough. The Reform Act 1832 stripped it of its representation as a rotten borough.

Bossiney toponymy

Bossiney, which in Domesday Book was ‘Botcinnii’, has been explained as Cornish: ‘Bod-‘ dwelling and ‘Cini’ a man’s name. Novelist John Galsworthy used ‘Bosinney’ as a character in the Forsyte Saga.

You can visit Bossiney places with Walkfo Bossiney to hear history at Bossiney’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bossiney has 24 places to visit in our interactive Bossiney map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Bossiney, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Bossiney places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bossiney & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 24 audio facts unique to Bossiney places in an interactive Bossiney map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bossiney Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Bossiney tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bossiney

  

Best Bossiney places to visit

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Bossiney has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bossiney’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bossiney’s information audio spots:

St Nectan’s Kieve Saint Nectan’s Kieve (Cornish: Cuva Nathan, meaning Nathan’s tub) is a plunge pool or basin fed by a 60-foot-high (18 m) waterfall on the Trevillet River.

St Piran’s Chapel, Trethevy Saint Piran’s Chapel is a long, single storey slate construction in the hamlet of Trethevy in the parish of Tintagel, Cornwall, UK. It is a chapel-of-ease in the Anglican parish of Tintagels.

St Materiana’s Church, Tintagel The Parish Church of Saint Materiana at Tintagel is a Church of England parish church in Cornwall. It stands on the cliffs between Trevena and Tintaggel Castle and is listed Grade I. First church on the site was probably in the 6th century, founded as a daughter church of Minster.

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