Selected Cornish Place Name Elements

Thean

Andhag

Great or Largemear, meer, meor, meour, mere, meur, moer, mur, mure, vaire, veor, vur; bras, brawze, vraze

Small or Littlebean, bian, bichan, bigha, bychan, byghan, byhan, pean, vean, veean, vichan, vighan, vyan, vyghan, vyhan; minis, munys; go-

Highugh-

Higher or Uppergwartha, wartha, worra

Middlecraze, crease, cres, graze, grease, gres, kres; parret, parva, perveth

Lowisal, ysal

Lowercollas, goeles, goiles, golas, goles, gollas, gullas, walsh, woeles, woles, wollas, woolas, woollas

Nearorth

Nearernessa

Farpell

Furtherpella, pellas

Newnewth, nooth, noweth, nowith, nowydh, nowyth

Oldhen; coath, coatha, coeths, coth, goath

Longheer, heere, hir, hyr

Shortcut; berr

Fat or Thicktew

Wideledan, ledden

Narrowedn, idden, yn; moan, mon, moon

Square or Angularpedrak

Roundcren, kern

Rounded or Curvedcrobben, crobm, crom

Crookedcabm, cam, gabben, kamm

Steepserth, zer

Open or Clearreeth, ryth

Smooth or Levelleven

Roughgarow

Levelwastes

Barelobm, lom; moel

Burntleskys

Hardcales, gallas

Drysegh, seth, sygh, zeath

Hidden or Lostkellis, kellys

Wild or Desolateenyal

Unoccupiedwase, wast

Sacred or Holysans, sant, zance (pl: sent, seynt, synt)

Bottomstras, straze

Topbar

Sideparth

Head, Top or Endpeden, pedn, pen, penn

End or Limitfyn

Footben, pen

Taillost

Edgeammal

Edge or Pointmyn

Pointpig

Brow or Fronttal, tol

Bend or Turnsten, stim, stum, stumm

Cornercor, cornel, cornet; sorn; kil

Summittob, top

Gapadgy, ajy, aswy; bol, bulgh, bullock, fullock

Inyn

Uponwar

Overgor-

Underdadn, dan, yn-dan

Belowis, ys

Bywor, worth

Besiderab, reb, rop, ryp; ar

Landteer, tyr, -ter, -der

Grounddor, nor

Countrybro; gwlas, wlas

Boundaryammal

Acrearrow, erow, erra, harry

Stitchlean, leen, line, lyn

Plotsplat

Fieldmea, mee; park (pl: parcow)

Small Fieldparkyn

Home-Fieldkeow

Open Fieldmes

Lay Grounddodden, todden, todn, ton

Fallow Groundhavrak

Fertile Groundraisin

Turbarytorewaith, towarghwyth

Pasturepoor, por, porwels

Summer-Landhavek

Common Ploughlandkevar

Arable Fieldgul, gwel, gweal

Wheat-Landgwanettyr

Cornfieldysak

Corn-Groundderese, dor-ys

Oat-Landcurter, kerghtyr

Rye-Fieldsugalek

Rye-Groundsugaldyr

Hemp-Landkewarghtyr, quarter

Flax-Landlednack, lynek, lyndyr

Enclosure, Hollow or Cleftgew, gue, gugh, kew (pl: kewyow)

Gardenjarden, jarn; garthen; loar, lowarth, luworth

Kitchen Gardenerbyer

Mineral Groundmonek, munek

Tin-Groundstenak, stennack

Meadowpras, praze; buthyn, vethan, vythyn

Daletenow, tnou

Heathres, ros, rose; gruk

Moorhal

Downsgoen, goon, gun, noon, woen, wone, woon, woyn

Wood or Copsecoose, cos, cot, coys, cuit, cuz, gos, gus, quite

Grovecol, gilly, kelli, kelly, kellywyk, kellywyth

Glade or Clearinglanergh, lanner

Hillbrenn, bron, bronn, brown, burn; mena, meneth, mennor, menydh, venner; bray, bre, brea

Hillockknegh, knogh; peel, pyl (pl: pylyer, pylyow)

Ridgecrib (pl: cribow), cryb, greeb, krib; drim, drum, drym, trum; garth; keyn

High Placebans, bant, bants, vans

Dell or Dinglecoombe, cubm, cum

Dingle or Hollowbant, pans, pant

Hollowcow

Pass or Gateporth

Valleyglyn; lan, lant, nam, nan, nance, nans, nant; tnow

Marsh or Reed Bedgwern, warne; kenak (pl: canegow, kenegow, kenegy)

Reed-Swampgersick, kersek

Neck of Landcodna, conna

Promontory, Slope or Hillsidereen, ryn

Promontory or Headlandpenare, penarth, penn-ardh, nare; penn rynn, penryn, preen, pridden; penn tir, pentire; res, ros, rose

Island or Isolated Placeennis, enys, inis, ninnis, ynys

Cliffalls, als, alt, owles; leddra, leder

Coastal Chasmsaun, sawn, zawn

Cavefogo, fogue, fok, hogo, ogo, vogue; fow, vow

Brink or Shoregladden, glan

Shore-Landmorrab, morrep

Covepar, por, porth; pol, poll

Beach or Sanddrayth, dreath, treath, treth

Sandhill or Dunetewynn, towan (pl: tewennow)

Sea-Sidemorva

Seamor, vor

Estuaryhayl, hayle, hele, heyl

Riverawan, avon

Creekpol, poll

Streamgoth, gwyth (pl: gwythy), weeth; streth; fros

Brookcover, gover

Watercourseaweth; darent, deverhent, deveron, dowrhens

Lake or Inlet of Waterloe, looe, logh

Poolpol; lidden, lyn, lynn

Spring or Wellfenten, fenter, fonteyn, venton

Stonemaen, mean, men (pl: meyn, mine, vine)

Rock Outcropcarn, carne, karn

Rock Masscarrack, carrek, carrick, garrack, karrek

Screerajel

Cleftrill, ryll

Gorge or Ravinecow-nans, keynans, kownans, kynance; lonk

Precipice or Cliffclegar, cleger, cligga, kleger

Pitpol

Hundredkeverang, keveren, kevran

Region or Districtbro

Parishblu, plu

Feudal Estatefe

Glebe Landsentry

Monastic Landmeneague, meneghek, meneghi

Sacred Placeneved, neves

Town or Agricultural Settlementdrea, dra, tre, tref, trev (pl: trevow, trevy)

Village or Hamletpender, pendra; drea, dra, tre, tref, trev (pl: trevow, trevy)

Street or Roadstret

Road or Wayfordh, forth, vor (pl: fordhow, vorrow); hens, hent

Lanebownder, vounder

Churchegglose, eglishe, eglos, eglosse, hecglos

Chapel or Cellmynster; chapel; log

Sacred Enclosurela, ladden, lam, lan, land

Monastic Celllok

Hermitagetehidi

Sanctuarymeneghy, menehee, mennay

Martyr or Chapel dedicated to Martyrmerther

Lazar-Houseclodgy, clojy, clavjy

Minehuel, wheal, whel

Open Minecoffen; mungler, mungleth

Tin Workingbal

Tin Stampsstampys

Tin Streamwhel hal

Clay Groundpryek, pryennek

Quarrymengleth, mingle, mungler, vangler

Smithygovel

Workshopjoppa, shoppa

Smelting House, Furnace, Oven or Kilnforn, forne, vorn, vorne

Forgetanjy

Millmelin, mellin, mellon, melyn, vellan

Mill-Housebolingey, melindji, melynjy, valency

Mansionplace, plas

Homesteaddrea, dra, tre, tref, trev (pl: treven)

Houseche, chi, chy, jy, tji

Dwellinganneth; bo, bod, bos

Winter Dwellinggwavas, gwavos

Old Farmsteadhendra

Summer Farmhafos, hewas

Autumn Farmknavas, kynewas, kynyafos

Barn or Grangegrenjy, grunjy

Barn or Shedskibber, skyber (pl: skyberyow)

Hut, Shed or Stycrow, crowdy, crowjy

Stablestabel (pl: stabylyow)

Dairy or Milkhouselaity, layty, lety

Cow-Yardbuorth

Cattle-Shedgredy, grejy

Cow-Housebowgee, bowjy

Cow-Penowlan

Bullock-Houselonjy

Calf-Houselughty, lutey

Sheep-Foldcorlan, gorland, gurlyn

Rabbit Warrenconery

Marketmaraz, marghas

Sunk Wellpeath, peeth, pyth

Gatejet, yet

Bridgeponds, pons, pont (pl: poniou, ponsow)

Cart-Bridgecarbence, carbis, carbons, carbus, karrbons

Weircrew, krew

Fordles, red, res, rit, rys, tres

Ferrykeybalhens, kybyllys; treth

Gallowscloghprenyer, comprigney; crogla, grogley, grugla

Cemetarygwydh-lann

Gravebedhow, beth

Crosscrows, grouse

Ruinmagor

Ancient Hut or Ruincrellas (pl: crellow)

Hillfort or Fortificationdeen, dennis, din, dinan, dinas, dyn, dynas, tin

Fort or Roundcaer, cair, car, gear, ker

Lookout Placegalva, goel-va, olva, olver

Beacongolowva

Mound or Barrowbegel, creeg, crug, cruk; tomen, tubban

Long Stonemenear, menheere, menhir, menhyr, mynheer

Bound-Stonemen-nos, men-or, or-men

Waterdever, devr, dour, dower, dowr; lyr (pl: lyryon)

Mineral Oremoon, mun

Tinstean, sten

Claypry

Treesgwydh

Timber or Treepredn, pren (pl: prenyer)

Peat or Turftoor, towargh

Grassgwels

Clovermullyon

Hayvaughan, vorn

Cornese, ys

Wheatgwaneth

Barleyheth

Oatskerth

Naked Oatspilles, pylas

Ryesegol, sugal

Hempkuer

Beansfa, faf

Water-Cressbeler

Corn Marigoldboth, bothen

Milkleth

Beefbowyn

Oxadjan, again, ojyon, udgeon

Cattlegwarthek, warrack

Cowbew, bugh, view

Bulltarow

Bullocklodn, lon

Calflugh (pl: lughy)

Pighogh (pl: mogh, mow); porghel, porral (pl: porghelly)

Sowgwis

Sheepdavas (pl: deves)

Wether Sheepmols (pl: mels)

Ramhor, horth (pl: hordhas)

Lambon, oan (pl: ean, eanes, en, enas)

Shepherdbeagle, bugel

Goatgevar (pl: gever, gyfras)

Horsemar, margh, marth (pl: marghas, marras, mergh, vere, vergh)

Coltebel, ebol

Deer or Hindewyk, uick

Red Deerheth

Stagcarow, karow

Roebuckyaw, yorgh, yorth

Henyar (pl: yer)

Pullet or Bantammabyar

Duckhos (pl: heidi, hevjy, higey)

Goosegoedh, gooth, goth (pl: godhow)

Pure Whitecan

Whitegwidden, gwyn, gwynn, quidden, widn, win, wyn

Blackdew, dhu, du, due, jew, thew

Greengwer, gwyrth

Green, Grey or Blueglas, glaze, las, laze

Greyloose, los, lot, loys, luit, luz

Redrudh, ruth

Yellowmelen, velen