Tregirls
| Tregirls | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Tregirls beach with Lellizzick beyond | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW911764 |
| Location: | 50°33’0"N, 4°56’59"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Padstow |
| Postcode: | PL28 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
Tregirls is a hamlet or farmstead in Cornwall, approximately half-a-mile north of Padstow. The hamlet consists of a farm and converted cottages which are let as holiday accommodation.[1] Tregirls Beach lies 500 yards north of the hamlet (at SW911769). The north-facing beach is in the Camel Estuary and is backed by dunes. The South West Coast Path runs behind the beach.
At low water, Tregirls beach extends half-a-mile into the estuary and at its northeast point forms the Doom Bar, a spit of sand across the rivermouth.
This place takes its name from the manor of Grylls or Tregrylls of which it was a parcel along with Crugmeer, Treator, and Trenio.[2] It is from the Cornish Tregryllas, meaning 'farmstead of the ruins of an ancient dwelling'.
References
- ↑ Tregirls Farm
- ↑ "An Index to the Historical Place Names of Cornwall". http://cornish-place-names.wikidot.com/tregirls-manor-padstow. Retrieved 21 February 2013.