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==In literature== Gweek is featured in ''[[The Meaning of Liff]]'', a book by [[Douglas Adams]] and [[John Lloyd (producer)|John Lloyd]], being used as a noun meaning "A coat hanger recycled as a car aerial". A passage in [[Charles Kingsley]]'s novel ''[[Hereward the Wake (novel)|Hereward the Wake]]'' features Gweek and its neighbouring woods. Kingsley received some of his education at nearby Helston Grammar School.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Helston Grammar School|work=The Cornishman|issue=122|date=11 November 1880|page=5}}</ref>
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