Description
Grid reference: SW 39697 34767
Latitude-Longitude: 50.155674, -5.645556
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Just in Penwith to 1845; Pendeen, 1845-1985; Pendeen with Morvah, 1985-present. Civil Parish: St Just.
Hamlet and tenements or farms.
Chronological Sequence
Kegwyn, 1588, 1589; Kegwin, 1593; Kegwyn, 1594, 1596; Chewidden, Chequidden, 1699; Keigwidden, 1748; Kegwidden, 1768; Kegwin, 1790, 1813; Kiegwin, Keigweden, 1815; Keigwidden, 1816; Keigwiden, 1817; Kergwin, 1825; Keighwiden, Kergwidden, Keigwidden, 1827; Kergwin, 1830; Kegwin, Kergwidden, 1832; Kirgwin, 1836; Kirgwidden, 1837; Kergwin, 1842; Keigwin, 1845, 1884, 1888, 1992, 2005, 2011
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Kegwyn : 1588, 1589, 1594, 1596
Kegwin : 1593, 1790, 1813, 1832
Chewidden : 1699
Chequidden : 1699
Keigwidden : 1748, 1816, 1827
Kegwidden : 1768
Kiegwin : 1815
Keigweden : 1815
Keigwiden : 1817
Kergwin : 1825, 1830, 1842
Keighwiden : 1827
Kergwidden : 1827, 1832
Kirgwin : 1836
Kirgwidden : 1837
Keigwin : 1845, 1884, 1888, 1992, 2005, 2011
References
Kegwyn
Taylor, 1917-8, p247, citing from 1588 and 1589
Kegwin
Taylor, 1917-8, p266, citing from 1593
Kegwyn
Taylor, 1917-8, p286, citing from 1594 and 1596
Chewidden
Gascoyne, 1699, map
Chequidden
Gascoyne, 1699, gazetteer
Keigwidden
Martyn, 1748, map
Kegwidden
CRO, AD766/2, 1768
Kegwin
CRO, AD749/6, 1790
CRO, P95/1/27, 1813
Kiegwin
CRO, P95/1/27, 1815
Keigweden
CRO, P95/1/5, 1815
Keigwidden
CRO, P95/1/27, 1816
Keigwiden
CRO, P95/1/27, 1817
Kergwin
CRO, P95/1/6, 1825
Keighwidden
Greenwood, 1827, map
Kergwidden
CRO, P95/1/6, 1827
Keigwidden
CRO, P95/1/27, 1827
Kergwin
CRO, P95/1/27, 1830
Kegwin
Kergwidden
CRO, P95/1/27, 1832
Kirgwin
CRO, P95/1/27, 1836
Kirgwidden
CRO, P95/1/28, 1837
Kergwin
CRO, P95/1/28, 1842
Keigwin
Noon Girth Keigwin
Tenements.
CRO, TA/95, 1845
Keigwin
Village and 10 tenements, also common.
Symons, 1884
OS, 6”, LXVII SE, 1888
Keigwin
Lower Keigwin Farm
OS, 1:25000, 1992
OS, 1:25000, 2005
OS, 1:25000, 2011
Keigwin
Higher Keigwin
Lower Keigwin Farm
OS, 1:10000, 2011
Satellite View
Field Names in Keigwin
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