Description
Grid reference: SW 378 280
Ecclesiastical parish: St Just in Penwith. Civil parish: St Just.
Numerous tenements or farms and a large hill with remains of a chapel.
Chronological Sequence
Bret, 1086; Bre, 1280; Brea, 1588, 1589, 1591, 1596; Brey, 1699, 1748; Brea, Brêh, 1768; Brea, 1778, 1780, 1790, 1810, 1813, 1814; Brea, Bre, 1816; Brea, 1820, 1823, 1825; Brey, 1826, 1827; Brea, 1830; Brae, 1831; Bray, 1836; Brea, 1838, 1840, 1845, 1846, 1848, 1856, 1884, 1888, 1971, 1985, 2005, 2011
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Bret : 1086
Bre : 1280, 1816
Brea : 1588, 1589, 1591, 1596, 1768, 1778, 1780, 1790, 1810, 1813, 1814, 1820, 1823, 1825, 1830, 1838, 1840, 1845, 1846, 1848, 1856, 1884, 1888, 1971, 1985, 2005, 2011
Brey : 1699, 1748, 1826, 1827
Brêh : 1768
Brae : 1831
Bray : 1836
References
Bret
Held by Erchenbald. 40 acres. Doda held it before 1066.
James, 1861, plate IX, facsimile of Exchequer DB, f124a, 1086
Thorn, 1979, f124a, citing from Exchequer DB, f124a, 1086
Pool, 1985, p42, citing from DB, 1086
Maxwell, 1986, p5, citing from Exchequer DB, f124a and Exeter DB, f255v, 1086
Bre
Pool, 1985, p42, citing from 1280
Breavaire
Breaveean
Taylor, 1917-8, p237, citing from 1588 and 1589
Brea Vaire
Brea Veean
Taylor, 1917-8, p255, citing from 1591
Taylor, 1917-8, p275, citing from 1596
Brey
Of Ellis.
Gascoyne, 1699, map and gazetteer
House, of Mr Ellis.
Martyn, 1748, map
Chap(e)l Carn Brey
Martyn, 1748, map
Higher Brea
Lower Brea
Brea Vean
CRO, AD766/2, 1768
Chapel-Carn-Brêh hill
CRO, AD528/15, 1768 (*)
Brea Veor
Brea Vean
RIC, HZ/2/28, 1778 (*)
Carn Brea Hill
48 acres and 7 perches, with chapel shown.
RIC, HZ/2/28, 1778 (*)
Brea Vean
Of Mrs Elizabeth Usticke.
CRO, FS3/652/5, 1778 (*)
Brea Veor
Brea Tene(men)t
Of William Ellis.
CRO, FS3/652/5, 1778 (*)
Higher Brea
Lower Brea
Brea Vean
CRO, AD766/2, 1780
CRO, AD749/6, 1790 and 1810
Brea-Vean
CRO, P95/1/27, 1813
Brea Vean
Brea-Vean
CRO, P95/1/5, 1814
Brea Vean
CRO, P95/1/27, 1816
Brevean
CRO, P95/1/5, 1816
Brea
CRO, P95/1/27, 1820
Brea Vean
CRO, P95/1/27, 1823
Brea & Ashmoor
Brea Vean
CRO, AD749/6, 1825
Brey
Brey Vean
CRO, P95/1/6, 1826
Brey
Greenwood, 1827, map
Brea
CRO, P95/1/27, 1830
Brae
CRO, P95/1/6, 1831
Bray
CRO, P95/1/6, 1836
Brea Vean
CRO, P95/1/28, 1838
CRO, P95/1/7, 1840
Brea
CRO, P95/1/7, 1845
Brea-Veor
Ashmoor and Brea-Veor
Brea Vean
Tenements.
CRO, TA/95, 1845
Brea Vean
CRO, P95/1/7, 1846
Brea
CRO, P95/1/28, 1848 and 1856
Brea Veor
2 tenements.
Symons, 1884
Brea Vean
8 tenements.
Symons, 1884
Chapel Carn Brea
Hill and site of ancient chapel.
Symons, 1884
Brea
Brea Vean
Brea Downs
Carn Brea
OS, 6”, LXXIII SW, 1888
Brea
Site of prehistoric menhir and hut circle.
Russell, 1971, pp32, 50
Chapel Carn Brea
Site of prehistoric burial mounds.
Russell, 1971, p16
Brea
Pool, 1985
Brea Farm
OS, 1:25000, 2005
Brea Vean
At SW 376 282.
OS, 1:25000, 2005
Little Brea Farm
At SW 382 286.
OS, 1:25000, 2005
Brea Downs
At SW 378 286.
OS, 1:25000, 2005
Carn Brea
Hill at SW 385 280.
OS, 1:25000, 2005
Chapel Carn Brea
On Carn Brea.
OS, 1:25000, 2005
Brea Farm
Brea Vean
Little Brea Farm
Brea Downs
Carn Brea
Chapel Carn Brea
OS, 1:25000, 2011
Tenements and Field Names in Brea
Tenements
Field Names
Satellite View
Brea and Brea Vean
Carn Brea
Gallery
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