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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tenants fear eviction as cornwall estate is put on market for 15 75m | History Defined

Trevalga
Trevalga is a peaceful place, much loved by its current residents. Photograph: Christopher Jones/Alamy

Perched above the jagged cliffs of the north Cornwall coast, the manor of Trevalga is dramatic, isolated and beautiful.

The site of six let farms and 17 further houses and cottages, it is a peaceful place, much loved by its current residents. But their utopia is under threat as the trustees of the land have put the estate up for sale with a guide price of £15.75m, triggering a dispute that some are calling the “Battle of Trevalga”.

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