Kenwyn (Parish)
kenwyn

Description

Ecclesiastical parish. Hundred of Powder.

Grid reference: SW 81 45


Chronological Sequence

Keynwen, 1259; Kenwen, 1265, 1284; Keynwen, c.1300; Keynwyn, 1363, 1412, 1413; Sancti Kelnewyn, 1419; Seynt Kynwyn, 1480; Kynwyn, 1517; Kenwyn, 1549; Seynt Kenwyn, 1581; Kenwyn, 1583, c.1590s, 1595, 1612, c.1626, 1661; Kenwin, 1706; Kenwyn, 1728; Kenwin, 1785; Kenwyn, 1787, 1788, 1799, 1819, 1845, 1884


Forms by Earliest Occurrence

Keynwen: 1259, c.1300
Kenwen: 1265, 1284
Keynwyn: 1363, 1412, 1413
Sancti Kelnewyn: 1419
Seynt Kynwyn: 1480
Kynwyn: 1517
Kenwyn: 1549, 1583, c.1590s, 1595, 1612, c.1626, 1661, 1728, 1787, 1788, 1799, 1819, 1845, 1884
Seynt Kenwyn: 1581
Kenwin: 1706, 1785


References

Keynwen juxta Truureu

Church dedicated, 27th September 1259, by Bishop Bronescombe.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p65, citing from 1259

Henderson, 1958, p253, citing from 1259

Kenwen

Henderson, 1958, p253, citing from 1265 and 1284

Keynwen

Henderson, 1929, p128, citing from CRO, ME/476, c.1300

Keynwyn

RIC, HP/12/3, 1363 (*)

RIC, HendCal 9, c.1920s, §213, citing from HP/12/4, 1412 (*)

RIC, HP/12/5, 1413 (*)

RIC, HendCal 9, c.1920s, §214, citing from HP/12/5, 1413 (*)

Sancti Kelnewyn

Henderson, 1958, p254, citing from 1419

Seynt Kynwyn

CRO, AR/4/60, 1480 (*)

Kynwyn

Henderson, 1958, p254, citing from 1517

Kenwyn

Henderson, 1958, p254, citing from 1549

Seynt Kenwyn

RIC, HendCal 5, c.1920s, §268, citing from HB/8/58, 1581 (*)

Kenwyn

CRO, BTRU/23, 1583 (*)

CRO, AR/2/1344, c.1590s (*)

CRO, BU/435, 1595 (*)

RIC, HZ/4/3/1, 1612 (*)

Gray, 1990, p73, citing from c.1626

RIC, HZ/4/3/2, 1661 (*)

Kenwin

RIC, HendCal 9, c.1920s, §596, citing from HP/8/8, 1706 (*)

Kenwyn

CRO, PL/89/3, 1728 (*)

Kenwin

CRO, AD1200, 1785 (*)

Kenwyn

RIC, HC/39/18, 1787 (*)

CRO, P182/13/2/4, 1788 (*)

RIC, HP/18/7, 1799 (*)

8080 acres, 959 houses and, in 1811, 5000 inhabitants.
Penaluna, 1819, p139

9023 acres, 3 roods and 18 perches statute measure.
CRO, TA/98/1, 1845 (*)

Symons, 1884


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