Description
Large town, being the churchtown of the parish of Camborne.
Grid reference: SW 645 400
Chronological Sequence
Cambron, 1354; Camborne Church Towne, Camborne, c.1600; Camborne, 1603; Camborne Churche Towne, 1629; Churchtowne, Camborne, 1664; Camborne, 1677; Cambron church town, 1700; Churchtowne, Churchtown, Camborn, 1724; Church Town, Camborne, Camborn, 1743; Churchtown, Church Town, Camborne, 1745; Camborne, 1748; Church-Town, Camborn, 1768; Camborne, 1814, 1843, 1884, 1888, 2003, 2011
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Cambron : 1354
Camborne Church Towne : c.1600
Camborne : c.1600, 1603, 1664, 1677, 1743, 1745, 1748, 1814, 1843, 1884, 1888, 2003, 2011
Camborne Churche Towne : 1629
Churchtowne : 1664, 1724
Cambron Church Town : 1700
Churchtown : 1724, 1745
Camborn : 1724, 1743, 1768
Church Town : 1743, 1745, 1768
References
Cambron Mur
Cambron Vian
Parcels of the Manor of Nanscoyk.
RIC, TAM/1/1/2, 1354 (*)
Camborne Church Towne
Five tenements paying smoke silver to the lord of Tehedye.
RIC, HB/5/115a, c.1600 (*)
Camborne vean
Tenement paying smoke silver to the lord of Tehedye.
RIC, HB/5/115a, c.1600 (*)
Cambornevean
RIC, HB/5/112, 1603 (*)
Camborne Vean
Tenement paying smoke silver to the lorde of Tehedye.
RIC, HendCal 5, c.1920s, §122, p26, citing from 1603 (*)
Camborne Churche Towne
Infra manerium de Tehiddie.
CRO, PD/5/4, 1629 (*)
Churchtowne
Parts held by Vincent Hockin and William Davy, and justments held on tenements by Michaell Vivian, Mathew Edwards and John Edwards.
CRO, PD/490/1, 1664
Camborne vear
Held by George Treweeke, gent.
CRO, PD/490/1, 1664
Camborne Vean
Justment held by Jonson Hockin.
CRO, PD/490/1, 1664
Camborne vear
Held by Charles Treweeke, gent.
CRO, X510, 1677 (*)
Cambron church town
Stone in ye middle of the church town yt goes by ye same name viz Cambron.
Lhwyd, 1700, f2v
Churchtowne
Part held by John Davye.
CRO, X510, 1724 (*)
Nances land in Churchtown
CRO, X510, 1724 (*)
Frances Vivians tenement in Churchtown
Held by John Daniell.
CRO, X510, 1724 (*)
Camborn vean
Parts held by John Davye and Richard Bennats.
CRO, X510, 1724 (*)
Church Town
Part held by Joseph Davey.
CRO, X510, 1743 (*)
Edmunds Church Town
Held by Elizabeth Da'y.
CRO, X510, 1743 (*)
Camborne vear
Parts held by John Vivian, John Michell, John Luke and Roger Vivian.
CRO, X510, 1743 (*)
Cambornvere
Parts held by Nicholas Hocking, Benjamin Newton and Henry Roberts.
CRO, X510, 1743 (*)
Camborne vean
Parts held by Richard Bennats and Richard Hocking.
CRO, X510, 1743 (*)
Churchtown
Part held by Richard Williams.
CRO, X510, 1745 (*)
Church town
Part hald by Joseph Davey.
CRO, X510, 1745 (*)
Edmunds Church Town
Held by Elizabeth Davey.
CRO, X510, 1745 (*)
Camborne Vear
Parts held by John Michell, John Luke, Roger Vivian, Nicholas Hocking, Henry Robbarts and Benjamin Neuton.
CRO, X510, 1745 (*)
Camborne Viar
Held by John Vivian.
CRO, X510, 1745 (*)
Camborne
Martyn, 1748, map
Church-Town
Population is 226.
CRO, AD55/24, 1768 (*)
Camborn Veor
Population, with Beacon Lane, is 92.
CRO, AD55/24, 1768 (*)
Camborn Vean
Population is 11.
CRO, AD55/24, 1768 (*)
Camborne
Market and post-office town.
Lysons and Lysons, 1814, p54
Town of Camborne
Camborne Veor
Camborne Vean
Tenements.
CRO, TA/27, 1843
Camborne
Large town.
Symons, 1884
Camborne Veor
10 tenements, the residence of Joseph Vivian and the Tehidy estate offices.
Symons, 1884
Camborne Vean
Houses, gardens, fields and mine waste.
Symons, 1884
Camborne
OS, 6”, LXIII SW, 1888
Camborne Veor
At SW 647 396.
OS, 6”, LXIII SW, 1888
Camborne Vean Terrace
Camborne Vean Mine
At SW 649 396.
OS, 6”, LXIII SW, 1888
Camborne
OS, 1:25000, 2003
In Camborne civil parish.
OS, 1:25000, 2011
Satellite View
Place Names in Camborne
The Almshouse
Grid reference: SW 644 396
Almshouse :
Martyn, 1748, map
The Alms house : Population, with Crane, Penpons and Bejawsa, is 237.
CRO, AD55/24, 1768 (*)