Burncoose is a hamlet near Gwennap in west Cornwall, England; Burncoose lies on the A393 road, south-east of Redruth.Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190. 1961 It was first recorded in 1277 as Burncoys, an anglicized name from the Cornish Broncoos, meaning "wood hill".Weatherhill, Craig (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names. Westport, Mayo: Evertype; p. 26
See also
Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose
References
Further reading Burncoose Gardens: a garden oasis in the minewastes of Cornwall; by F. J. Williams C.B.E., Arnold Dance, David Knuckey.