Cornish Place Names

Cornish Place Names
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Place Name	Cornish	English
Angarrack	An carrek	The rock	Top
Angrouse	An crows	The cross
Baldhu	Bal dhu	Black mine	Top
Balnoon	Bal an un	Mine on the down
Barncoose	Baren cos	Twigs of wood
Bodmin	Bos venegh	Dwelling of monks (monastery, sanctuary)
Boscarne	Bos carn	Dwelling by a rockpile
Boscawen	Bos scawen	Dwelling by an elder-tree
Boscreege	Bos cruk	Dwelling by a barrow
Bosporthennis (Zennor)	Bos porth enys	Dwelling at the entrance of an isolated place
Boswinger	Bos Gwengor	Dwelling of Gwengor
Brea	Bre	Hill
Burras	Ber res	Short ford
Cadgwith	Caswyth	Thicket	Top
Callenick	Kelynek	Holly grove
Camborne	Cam bryn	Crooked hill
Caradon	Car Edon	Fort of Edon
Carharrack	Car arth	Fort on a higher place
Carloggas	Car logas	Fort of mice (disused fort)
Carn Brea	Carn bre	Rock pile
Carn Dhu	Carn dhu	Black rock-pile
Carnkie	Carn ky	Dog rock-pile (probably shaped like a dog)
Carnmarth	Carn margh	Horse rock-pile
Carnmeall	Carn Myghal	Michael’s Rock Mine
Carnyorth	Carn yorgh	Roebuck rock-pile
Carreck Loose	Carrek los	Grey rock
Carrick	Carrek	Huge rock (boulder)
Carthew	Car du	Black fort
Carvean	Car byghan	Small fort
Carvinack	Car meynek	Stony fort
Carvossow	Car fosow	Fort with walls
Carwin	Car gwyn	White fort
Castle-an-Dinas	**** an dynas	Castle and the fort
Chyandour	Chy an dowr	House by the water
Chyangwens	Chy an gwyns	House in the wind
Chycoose	Chy cos	House by a wood
Chykembro	Chy Kembro	House of the Welshman
Chynalls	Chy an als	House on the cliff
Chynance	Chy nans	House in a valley
Chypons	Chy pons	Bridge house
Chypons	Chy pons	House by a bridge
Chyreen	Chy ryn	House on a slope
Chysauster	Chy Sauster	House of Silvester
Chytodden	Chy ton	House by a grassland
Chywoone, Choone, Chun	Chy gun	House on a down
Coverack	Goverek	Place of small streams
Crowlas	Cores res	Weir-ford
Crowsanwra	Crows an wragh	Cross of the witch
Dawns Men	Dons men	Dance of stones	Top
Devoran	Dowren	Watering place
Dor Catcher	Dor caja	Daisy ground
Dorminack	Dor meynek	Stony ground
Egloshayle	Eglos hayl	Estuary church	Top
Fowey	Fawek	Beech grove	Top
Gear	Car	Small fort or defensive enclosure	Top
Godrevy	Godrevy	Small farms
Golant	Golans	Small valley
Goonbell	Gun pell	Far downs
Goongumpas	Gun compes	Level down
Goonhavern	Gun havrak	Summer pasture downs
Goonhilly	Gun helghya	Hunting Downs
Gunwin	Gun wyn	White down
Gwavas	Gwavas	Winter pasture
Gweal Creeg	Gwel cruk	Barrow field
Gweek	Gwyk	Wood
Gwennap	Lan wenap	Settlement of Wenap
Halwyn	Hal wyn	White moor	Top
Hayle	Hayl	Estuary
Hendra	Hen dra (tre)	Old farm
Henlys (Helston)	Hen lys	Old court
Kellivose	Kelly fos	Grove by a dyke	Top
Kelynack	Kelynek	Holly grove
Kerrow	(Plural of) Ker	Small forts
Keverango	Kevranow	Hundreds (county divisions)
Kynance	Keynans	Ravine
Laity	Legh ty	Milk house (dairy)	Top
Landithy (at Madron)	Lan Dithy	Settlement of Dithy
Lanhydrock	Lan Hydrek	Settlement of Hydrek
Lanisley (at Gulval)	Lan Isley	Settlement of Isley
Lanner	Lanergh	Clearing
Lanuthnoe (at St. Erth)	Lan Uthnoe	Settlement of Uthnoe
Lelant	Lananta	Settlement of Anta
Lesnewth	Lys noweth	New court
Leswidden	Lys wyn	White court
Liskeard	Lys Kerwyd	Court of Kerwyd
Lis Escop	Lys Epscop	Bishop’s Court
Lizard	Lys arth	Court on a high place
Looe	Logh	Inlet
Lostwithiel	Lost gwylfos	Tail of the forest
Ludgven	Luseven	(Place of) ashes
Marazanvose	Marghas fos	Market on a rampart	Top
Marazion	Marghas byghan (Marghas Yow)	Small market (Thursday market)
Melancoose	Mel an cos	Mill in the wood
Mellingey	Melyn gy	Mill house
Men an Tol	Men an tol	Stone with the hole
Meneage	Menegh	(Place of) Monks
Men Scryfa	Men scryfa	Stone of writing
Minack	Meynek	Ground
Nance	Nans	Valley	Top
Nancegollan	Nans golans	Small valley
Ninnes	An enys	The isolated place
Park an Crowes	Park an crows	Cross field	Top
Park darras	Park darras	Door field (field by the farm door)
Park Peeth	Park pyth	Well field
Park Skibber	Park skyber	Barn field
Park Venton	Park fenten	Spring field
Pedn-men-du	Pen men du	Headland of black stone
Pednvounder	Pen bownder	End of a lane
Pencoose	Pen cos	End of a wood
Pendeen	Pen dynas	Headland fort
Pendennis	Pen dynas	Headland fort
Pendoggett	Pen deu gwelenek	Top of two copses
Pendrea	Pen tre	Top of a farm
Pengelly	Pen kelly	End of a grove
Penhale	Pen hal	End of a moor
Penhallow	Pen hallow	End of the moors
Pennance	Pen nans	Top of a valley
Penpoll	Pen pol	Head of a creek
Penponds	Pen pons	Bridge head
Penrose	Pen ros	End of a heath
Penrose	Pen ros	End of the heath
Penryn	Pen ryn	End of the valley
Pentewan	Pen towan	Top of a sandhill
Pentire	Pen tyr	Head land
Pentreath	Pen treth	Top of a beach
Penwith	Penwyth	The very end
Penzance	Pen sans	Holy headland
Plainangwarry	Plen an gwary	Plain of the play (Playing place)
Poldhu	Pol dhu	Cove (Black pool)
Polglase	Pol glas	Green pool
Polgooth	Pol goth	Goose pool
Polhigey	Pol heyjy	Ducks’ pool
Polperro	Pol Pyra	Pyra's harbour
Polruan	Pol Ruveun	Ruveun's harbour
Polpuscas	Pol puskes	Fish pool
Polyphant	Pol lefans	Frog pool
Polzeath	Pol segh	Dry pool
Ponsanooth	Pons an goth	Bridge of the goose
Poniou	Ponsyow	Bridges
Pontshallow	Pons hallow	Bridge on the moors
Porthcothan	Porth cothen or Porth goheudhan	Old cove Place of the happy/babbling stream
Porthcurno	Porth kernow	Cove of horns
Porthgwarra	Porth gwara	Port of trade
Porthennis (Mousehole)	Porth enys	Island cove
Porthgwidden	Porth gwyn	White cove
Porthia (St. Ives)	Porth Ia	Ia’s cove
Porthleven	Porth leven	Smooth harbour
Porthmeor	Porth mur	Large cove
Porthpean	Porth byghan	Little cove
Porthtowan	Porth towan	Cove of the sand hill (sand dunes)
Portquin	Porth gwyn	White cove
Portreath	Porth treth	Beach cove
Portscatho	Porth scathow	Harbour of boats
Praze-an-Beeble	Pras an pobel	Meadow of the people
Redruth	Res ruth	Red ford	Top
Resoon	Res gun	Ford on the down
Ridgeo	Resyow	Fords
Rissick	Res segh	Dry ford
Roseangrouse	Res an grows	Heath of the cross
Rosemergy	Ros mergh gy	Heath by a stable
Rosemorran	Ros moran	Heath of brambles
Roskear	Res ker	Ford by a fort
Roskruge	Ros cruk	Heath with a barrow
Rosudgeon	Ros ojyon	Heath of oxen
Ruanlanihorne	Ruan lan ?	Monastic close of St. Ruan + unknown word
St Just	Lanuste	Settlement of Uste	Top
St. Dennis	Dynas	Fort (St. Dennis not named after a saint!)
St. Ewe	Lanewe	Settlement of Ewe
Stennack	Sten	Tin bearing ground
Tehidy	Teghyjy	Place of retreat	Top
Tolven	Tol men	Hole in a stone
Tredinnick	Tre redenek	Bracken farm
Trefrink, Trink	Tre Frynk	Frenchman’s farm
Tregarrick	Tre carrek	Farm by a rock
Trelowarren	Tre lewern	Home of foxes
Tregear	Tre ker	Farm by a fort
Tregoose	Tre cos	Farm by a wood
Tremellin, Trevellin	Tre melyn	Farm by a mill
Tremenheere	Tre menhyr	Farm by a longstone
Trenalls	Tre an als	Farm on a cliff
Trenance	Tre nans	Valley farm
Trendrine	Tre an dreyn	Farm of the thorns
Treneere	Tre an yer	Farm of the hens (Chicken farm?)
Trengove	Tre an gof	Farm of the smith
Trengwainton	Tre an Gwaynten	Farm of the Spring (season)
Trenoweth	Tre noweth	New farm
Trerice	Tre res	Farm by a ford
Trevean	Tre byghan	Small farm
Trevear	Tre mur	Large farm
Treveglos, Treneglos	Tref eglos	Churchtown
Trewarveneth	Tre war meneth	Farm on a hill
Trewoone, Troon	Tre an un	Farm on the down
Tywardreath	Ty war dreth	House on a beach
Tywarnhayle	Ty war an hayl	House on the estuary
Vellandreath	Mel an treth	Mill on the beach
Vellandruchia	Melyn droghya	Tucking mill	Top
Vellanoweth	Mel noweth	New mill
Wheal Owles	Whel als	Cliff work	Top
Wheal Rose	Whel ros	Works (or mine) on the heath
Zelah	Seghen	Dry place	Top