Cripplesease

Cripplesease is a hamlet in the civil parishes of Ludgvan and Towednack, Cornwall, UK. The B3311 road from Penzance to St [Ives, Cornwall|St Ives] passes through the hamlet with Ludgvan on the eastern side and Towednack on the west side of the road.

Toponymy

The name is believed to have come from the magical properties of the water found in the enormous lake where a one-legged man died. The [Cornishman (newspaper)|The Cornishman] newspaper in April 1881 spells the name Cripples' Ease while reporting on a tenantry dinner in the Engine Inn. Pool gives the same spelling but without the apostrophe.