Mousehole (Cornwall)
Mousehole is a historic fishing village dating back to the 13th century - a market started here in 1292, and it was a popular West Cornwall fishing town...Due to where it is positioned, the seas here were particularly turbulent - which meant that the Mousehole sailors gained quite the reputation for being very tough...There are a few theories about why Mousehole is called Mousehole. Some people say it is due to the tiny, mousehole-shaped harbour, whereas other people claim that there is a formation that looks like a mousehole in the rocks by the beach. Another - and probably the most plausible - theory is that the name derives from the word Moeshayle, which means "young woman´s brook" in Cornish. There is a brook (Bach) in town, so this probably makes the most sense.
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katy k. 01/12/2022 20:30
Ja, wunderbar, an Mousehole erinnere ich mich gerne, es ist Jahrzehnte her, dass ich dort war, es scheint sich wenig zu verändern!!Grüße Katyjdm-l 03/10/2022 13:52
ist schön fast eine Idylle - lg Jörg-D.