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List of Cornish parish nicknames (thanks to the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies' journal Old Cornwall and thanks in particular to Michael Tangye/Whythrer Meyn, Redruth Old Cornwall Society) Brea Cuckoos Breage Strangers Bude Mules Buryan Boars Bodmin Shoe Makers Carn Brea Nannygoats Camborne Merygeeks Carnkie Blackbirds Chacewater Scat-ups Churchtown Nannygoats Chyandour Scads Connor Crows Constantine Pilchards Coverack Braves Crowan Crows Cury Crows Egloskerry Rough Heads Escalls Triddles Falmouth Trollops Falmouth – Cape Fishey Flushing Straw Buccy Four Lanes Starlings Fowey Japanese Grade Geese Gorran Hakes Goss Moor Yanks Grampound Air Buzzers Gulval Bulls Gunwalloe Jackdaws Gwithian Gulls Helston Maggots Jacobstow Horniwinks Keegar Rats Kilkhampton Rooks Ladock Lap Ears Landewednack Onions Lanreath Drinkers Launcells Geese Lelant Badgers Lesnewth Whitpot Eaters Lewannick Brags Linkinhorne Longtails Lizard Onions Looeites Longrock Scabs Ludgvan Hurlers Mabe Mabyers Manaccan Sweets Marazion Crows Marhamchurch Bulldogs Mevagissey Monkeys Morvah Goats Morwenstow Wreckers Mousehole Cut-Throats Mullion Gulls Nancledra Rats Newlyn Buccas North Hill Devils North Tamerton Mingies Otterham Revellers Padstow Crows Paul Buccas Penryn Shag Town Pelynt Plinters Penzance Maggots Perran Drinkers Polruan Polly Roosters Polperro Stinkers Ponsanooth Poor and Proud Portnickey Porkellis Donkeys Porthleven Fishguts Poughill Cuckoos Poundstock Gentlemen Probus Winter Pigs Redruth Choppers Roche Knuckley-Downers Ruan Ducks St Agnes Cuckoos St Anthony Pigs St Breward Jumpers St Columb Hurlers St Columb Minor St Day Poor Town St Dennis Sloany Pies St Erth Nanny Goats St Gennys Wreckers St Ives Hakes St Juliet Whitpot Eaters St Just in Penwith St Keverne Romans St Levan Hurlers St Martin Kites St Mawgan Owls St Mawes Turkey-Landers St Merryn Bulldogs Sancreed Hogs Scilly Lings Seaton Witches Sennen Whores Stithians Bugs Stratton Mice Towednack Does Tregony Muttons Trencrom Buccas Troon Rats Wadebridge Bridgers Week St Mary Beggars Wendron Goats Whitstone Owls Zennor Bucks |