Description
Ecclesiastical parish. Hundred of Powder.
Grid reference: SX 01 45
Chronological Sequence
Lammorek, 1259; Lamorrec, 1291; Lamoreke, 1330, 1349; Menegisse, 1694; Mevagissey, 1769; Mevagizey, 1795; Mevagissey, 1842, 1884, 1899
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Lammorek : 1259
Lamorrec : 1291
Lamoreke : 1330, 1349
Menegisse : 1694
Mevagissey : 1769, 1842, 1884, 1899
Mevagizey : 1795
References
Ecclesiam de Lammorek
Church dedicated, 8th October 1259, by Bishop Bronescombe.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p66, citing from 1259
Ecclesia de Lamorrec
In the Decanatus de Poudreshire.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p468, citing from 1291
Ecclesia de Lamoreke
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1282, citing from 1330
Lamoreke
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1388, citing from 1349
Menegisse
CRO, GRA/225/4, 1694 (*)
Mevagissey
CRO, P116/13/4/1, 1769 (*)
Mevagizey
CRO, P170/12/10, 1795 (*)
Mevagissey
CRO, TA/147, 1842
1409 acres.
Symons, 1884
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1624