River Menalhyl
| River Menalhyl | |
|---|---|
River Menalhyl at St Columb Major | |
| Native name | Dowr Melynheyl (Cornish) |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Region | Cornwall |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nine Maidens |
| • coordinates | 50°28′15″N 4°54′36″W / 50.47083°N 4.91000°W |
| • elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mawgan Porth, Celtic Sea |
• coordinates | 50°28′0″N 5°2′0″W / 50.46667°N 5.03333°W |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
The River Menalhyl (Cornish: Dowr Melynheyl, meaning river of the estuary mill) is a river in Cornwall, England, that flows through the civil parishes of St Columb Major and Mawgan-in-Pydar. Its length is about 12 miles and it flows in a generally north-west direction. The name comes from the Cornish words melyn meaning mill and heyl meaning estuary - estuary mills. The name was recorded as Mellynheyl in the 19th century, but it had been known as Glyvion.