Gwavas, Helston

Gwavas
Hamlet
Gwavas is located in Cornwall
Gwavas
Gwavas
Location within Cornwall
Unitary authority
  • Cornwall
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireCornwall
AmbulanceSouth Western

Gwavas (Cornish: Gwavos, meaning winter dwelling)[1] is a hamlet in the parish of Sithney, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Gwavas is adjoining Lowertown-by-Helston. The hamlet is a rural farming hamlet which once had a shop. Gwavas is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Helston.

The hamlet is notable for a German plane crash during World War II, when a farmer here heard a loud noise and went out to find a plane crashed into his field. His wife made the German men cups of tea, while the farmer went in and cleaned the men's clothes and whistle.

References

  1. ↑ "Gwavas". Map. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2026.

50°07′01″N 5°16′59″W / 50.117°N 5.283°W / 50.117; -5.283

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