Indian Queens

[seadart]

Why was Indian Queens in Cornwall called this?

[Buenchico]

Wikipedia links the village name to the name of a pub which stood there, with the origins of the pub name being uncertain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Queens

Chris

[seadart]

Thanks that's cleared that up now what about the villiage London Apprentice any ideas how that got it's name? I thought it may have a masonic connection but I'm probably wrong

[lundydog]

Another story is that during the reign of Queen Victoria, one of the Wild West Rodeo - type shows came over to England. The owner of this show made a present to Queen Victoria of a red indian girl who was a part of this act.

Queen VIctoria was apparently too polite to refuse this "gift" but needed somewhere to house the girl, far from the possibility of embarrassment. The Duchy of Cornwall apparently had land and properties at or near Indian Queens; whither she was sent to be looked after.

Hence the place becoming known as The Indian Queen. Which may have become corrupted by usage (and the Ordnance Survey) into Indian Queens.