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Description
Large town, being the churchtown of the parish of Liskeard.
Grid reference: SX 253 644
Chronological Sequence
Liscarret, 1086; Leskerreth, 1301; Leskyret, 1327; Lyskyrd, 1337; Lyskirret, Lyskerrit, 1345; Lyskerret, 1356; Lyskirrid, 1361; Leskyrryd, 1388; Liskirret, 1390; Lyskyrd, 1398; Leskerd, 1406; Leskirrett, 1415; Leskirret, 1417; Leskyrd, 1423; Liskerd, 1431; Leskyret, 1436; Leskyrd, 1468; Leskerit, Liskerd, 1469; Liskert, Liskerd, 1470; Leskerd, 1487, 1491; Leskyrd, 1505; Lyskerde, Liskerd, 1602; Liskerd, 1642, 1654; Liskeard, 1655; Lyskeard, 1675; Lescard, Liskeard, 1848; Liskeard, 1884, 2005
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Liscarret : 1086
Leskerreth : 1301
Leskyret : 1327, 1436
Lyskyrd : 1337, 1398
Lyskirret : 1345
Lyskerrit : 1345
Lyskerret : 1356
Lyskirrid : 1361
Leskyrryd : 1388
Liskirret : 1390
Leskerd : 1406, 1487, 1491
Leskirrett : 1415
Leskirret : 1417
Leskyrd : 1423, 1468, 1505
Liskerd : 1431, 1469, 1470, 1602, 1642, 1654
Leskerit : 1469
Liskert : 1470
Lyskerde : 1602
Liskeard : 1655, 1848, 1884, 2005
Lyskeard : 1675
Lescard : 1848
References
Liscarret
Held by the Earl of Moreton, there described as an ordinary Town.
Brady, 1777, p91, citing from DB, 1086
Leskerreth
Free borough.
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/1, 1301 (*)
Leskyret
RIC, TAM/1/3/57/3, 1327 (*)
Lyskyrd
RIC, TAM/1/3/9/3, 1337 (*)
Lyskirret
Lyskerrit
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/2, 1345 (*)
Lyskerret
RIC, TAM/1/3/1/7, 1356 (*)
Lyskirrid
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1464, citing from 1361
Leskyrryd
RIC, TAM/1/3/1/9, 1388 (*)
Liskirret
RIC, TAM/1/3/9/5, 1390 (*)
Borough.
RIC, HendCal 2, c.1920s, §299, p349, citing from HI/4/4, 1390 (*)
Lyskyrd
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/3, 1398 (*)
Leskerd
RIC, TAM/1/3/1/13, 1406 (*)
Leskirrett
The mayor is David Kempe.
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/4, 1415 (*)
Leskirret
RIC, TAM/1/3/9/6, 1417 (*)
Leskyrd
RIC, TAM/1/3/4/4, 1423 (*)
Liskerd
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/6, 1431 (*)
Leskyret
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/7, 1436 (*)
Leskyrd
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/10, 1468 (*)
Leskerit
Liskerd
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/11, 1469 (*)
Liskert
Liskerd
Borough, the mayor is John Hicke.
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/12, 1470 (*)
Leskerd
RIC, TAM/2/6/4, 1487 (*)
RIC, TAM/1/3/19/3, 1491 (*)
Leskyrd
The mayor is William Graunt.
RIC, TAM/1/3/52/45, 1505 (*)
Lyskerde
Borroughe, part in the Manor of Minheniott.
RIC, MISC13/1, 1602 (*)
Liskerd
Towne specially priviledged for the Coynage of Tynne.
Carew, 1602, p13v
Liskerd
Borrough, part in the Manor of Cortuther and Maders.
RIC, MISC2/1, 1642 (*)
Sanson, 1654, map
Liskeard
RIC, TAM/1/3/36/15, 1655 (*)
Lyskeard Burrough
RIC, TAM/1/3/1/100, 1675 (*)
Lescard
Liskeard
Johns, 1848, p2
Liskeard
Town.
Symons, 1884
Liskeard Mills
Symons, 1884
Liskeard
OS, 1:25000, 2005