Mousehole
[mow-zuhlkey
Porthenys
[porth-en-is]
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'Mouse hole', from Old English mus [moos] 'mouse' + hol [holl] 'hole', the reference being either to a large cave on the coast or to the small size of the harbour. The Cornish name means 'harbour by an island' (St Clements) from porth 'landing-place, harbour' + enys 'island'.
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Cornwall