Berepper is a coastal village in south Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

, in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. It is situated on the west side of the Lizard peninsula four miles (6 km) south of Helston

Helston

Helston is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately 12 miles east of Penzance and nine miles southwest of Falmouth. Helston is the most southerly town in the UK and is around further south than...

, near Gunwalloe. Unusually for Cornish names it derives its from Norman French - 'beau-repaire', literally meaning 'beautiful retreat'. The Cornish

Cornish language

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name for it, 'Argelteg', is a literal translation meaning 'Pretty retreat'. It was Beauripper in 1476 a.d., Beaurepper in 1453 a.d., and Beureper in 1327 a.d. - all Old English or Anglo-Norman.