Varfell is a hamlet within the parish of Ludgvan, Cornwall, UK. Varfell Farm is the world's largest producers of daffodil bulbs.[1]
History
editIn 1882 the Penzance Rural Sanitary Authority agreed to supply Mr Lawry 500 imperial gallons (2,300 L; 600 US gal) daily for the greenhouses, on the condition that if there was a shortage the supply would be diverted to Marazion and St Michael's Mount. The annual rate of payment was £6.[2] Varfell is now one the centres of production for the large flower and bulb growers Winchester Bulbs.[3]
Famous people
editVarfell was the ancestral home of chemist Humphry Davy.[4]
References
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- ^ Tompsett 2006, p. 27
- ^ "Supplying Water To Varfell Greenhouses". The Cornishman. No. 231. 14 December 1882. p. 7.
- ^ Tompsett 2006, p. 52
- ^ Paris, John Ayrton (1831). The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., LL.D.: Late President of the Royal Society. H. Colburn and R. Bentley. p. 1.
- Tompsett, Andrew (2006). Golden Harvest: The Story of Daffodil Growing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Penzance: Alison Hodge Publishers. ISBN 0 906720 46 X.
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