The ground is situated directly next to the River Truro, which runs alongside its western side.

The name probably originates from Edward Boscawen, an admiral and member of parliament from Truro.

[1][2] Established by 1858, a team representative of Cornwall first played there against an All England Eleven in that same year.

[4] A new format of minor counties one-day cricket, the MCCA Knockout Trophy was introduced in the mid-1980s, with the ground holding its such match in 1987 with Wiltshire as the visitors, with four more fixtures in that competition played there in 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994.

[7] List A cricket returned to the ground in the 2000 NatWest Trophy with Norfolk as the visitors.