Kenneggy

Kenneggy comprises two separate hamlets, Higher Kenneggy (Cornish: Keunegi Wartha) to the west and Lower Kennegy (Cornish: Keunegi Woles) to the east, in the west of the civil parish of Breage, Cornwall, England, UK. They are situated 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the town of Penzance.^[1]

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Kenneggy
Kenneggy Sands
Kenneggy Location within Cornwall
Civil parish	Breage
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Cornwall 50.1089°N 5.4074°W / 50.1089; -5.4074

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To the south is the beach of Kenneggy Sands, and to the north is the hamlet of Kenneggy Downs.

The name Kenneggy is an anglicisation of the Cornish language keunegi, which means 'reed beds'.^[2]