Etymology

Newquay

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council, on the north coast of Cornwall, south west England (OS grid ref SW8161). Full definition →

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The story

From new + quay, for a quay built here in the 15th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.