Description
Ecclesiastical parish. In the Archdeaconry of Cornwall. Deanery of Pydar. Hundred of Pydar.
Grid reference: SW 83 62
Chronological Sequence
Sancta Columba Minor, 1284; Colombe the Nether, 1549; Sent Columb Minoris, 1558; St Colomb the Neither, 1577; St Columb Loer, c.1590s; Collumbe Minor, 1672; Saint Collombe le Lower, 1694; St Columb the Lower, 1738; Lower St Columb, 1770, 1832; St Columb Minor, 1832; Saint Columb Minor, 1842; St Columb Minor, 1884, 1988, 1997
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Sancta Columba Minor : 1284
Colombe the Nether : 1549
Sent Columb Minoris : 1558
St Colomb the Neither : 1577
St Columb Loer : c.1590s
Collumbe Minor : 1672
Saint Collombe le Lower : 1694
St Columb the Lower : 1738
Lower St Columb : 1770, 1832
St Columb Minor : 1832, 1842, 1884, 1988, 1997
References
Sancta Columba Minor
Padel, 1988, citing from 1284
Colombe the nether
Padel, 1988, citing from 1549
Sent Columb minoris
CRO, AR/4/54, 1558 (*)
St Colomb the neither
CRO, P163/1/1, 1577 (*)
St Columb loer
CRO, AR/2/1344, c.1590s (*)
Collumbe Minor
Donaldson, 1902, p376, citing from 1672
Saint Collombe Le Lower
CRO, GRA/225/6, 1694 (*)
St Columb the lower
CRO, GRA/227/2, 1738 (*)
Lower St Columb
CRO, GRA/87, 1770
St Columb Minor or Lower St Columb
CRO, GRA/102, 1832
Saint Columb Minor
CRO, TA/37, 1842
St Columb Minor
Symons, 1884
Padel, 1988
A United Benefice with St Colan. Together 7166 acres. Population of St Columb Minor in 1989 was 8050.
TDD, 1997, p21