Did you know there were nicknames given to Cornish towns and villages in Victorian times? ey were not always attering but existed nonethe- less. e nicknames came about for all sorts of reasons and were related to locations and history. Some were formed to re ect occupations (hence a coastal town known for shing had nicknames featuring sh). With a little research, we believe some of the names in Penwith were as follows. Have you heard of these before?
- Hayle – Bulldogs
- Marazion – Crows
- Mousehole – Cut throats or Madagascar Birds
- Newlyn – Buccas
- Penzance – Scads (horse mackerel) or Pirates
- St Buryan – Hogs
- St Ives – Hake Whippers
- St Just – Red Tailed Drones, Bugs or Fuggans
- Zennor – Goats
