Description
Ecclesiastical parish. Archdeaconry of Cornwall. Deanery of Penwith. Hundred of Penwith, East Division.
Grid reference: SW 54 35
Chronological Sequence
Lanudnou, 1291; Sancti Ercii, 1349; Sancti Erci, 1361-2; Santi Ercii, 1398; Ercus, 1469-70; Erghe, 1567, 1581; St Earthe, 1615; St Earth, 1676, 1748, 1761; St Erth, 1819, 1842, 1884, 1899, 1979
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Lanudnou : 1291
Sancti Ercii : 1349
Sancti Erci : 1361-2
Santi Ercii : 1398
Ercus : 1469-70
Erghe : 1567, 1581
St Earthe : 1615
St Earth : 1676, 1748, 1761
St Erth : 1819, 1842, 1884, 1899, 1979
References
Ecclesia de Lanudnou
In the Decanatus de Penwithe.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p470, citing from 1291
Sancti Ercii
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1396, citing from 1349
Sancti Erci
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1478, citing from 1361-2
Santi Ercii
Henderson, 1956, p155, citing from 1398
Ercus
CRO, AR/2/99, 1469-70
Erghe
CRO, PD/5/7, 1567 (*)
RIC, HendCal 30, c.1920s, §33, p237, citing from HM/2/1, 1581 (*)
St Earthe
RIC, HendCal 30, c.1920s, §60, p243, citing from HM/2/4, 1615 (*)
St Earth
Population, not including children under 16, is about 300.
CRO, AD592/29/3, 1676 (*)
Martyn, 1748, map
CRO, AR/15/152-153, 1761 (*)
St Erth
3791 acres, 246 houses and, in 1811, 1317 inhabitants.
Penaluna, 1819, p45
CRO, TA/59, 1842
Symons, 1884
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1626
Peskett, 1979, p2
Place Names in the Parish of St Erth
Manors in the Parish of St Erth
Tithings in the Parish of St Erth
Gallery
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