St Levan (Parish)
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Description

Grid reference: SW 38 22

Ecclesiastical parish. St Levan was originally a chapelry to St Buryan, gaining full parish status in 1850. Archdeaconry of Cornwall. Deanery of St Buryan to 1848; Deanery of Penwith, 1848-present. The parish is a United Benefice with St Buryan and Sennen.

Hundred of Penwith. St Levan civil parish.


Chronological Sequence

Seluan, Siluan, 1469-70; St Levan, 1604, 1605, 1705, 1729, 1744; St Leven, 1747; St Levan, 1752; St Levin, 1769; St Levan, 1778, 1784, 1794, 1819; St Levin, 1838; St Levan, 1884, 1980, 2009


Forms by Earliest Occurrence

Seluan : 1469-70
Siluan : 1469-70
St Levan : 1604, 1605, 1705, 1729, 1744, 1752, 1778, 1784, 1794, 1819, 1884, 1980, 2009
St Leven : 1747
St Levin : 1769, 1838


References

Seluan
Siluan

CRO, AR/2/99, 1469-70

St Levan

CRO, DSB/4/1, 1604 (*)

CRO, DSB/3/1, 1605 (*)

CRO, P179/2/1/4, 1705 (*)

CRO, P122/12/1, 1729 (*)

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1744 (*)

St Leven

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1747 (*)

St Levan

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1752 (*)

St Levin

Borlase, 1769, p180

St Levan

CRO, AD1797/1, 1778 (*)

CRO, P133/16b/2, 1784

CRO, DSB/447/1, 1794 (*)

Parish.
Penaluna, 1819, p156

St Levin

Here is an ancient castle.
Moule, 1838, p281

St Levan

Symons, 1884

Youngs, 1980, p69

Population 487. 2,405 acres. The parish is a United Benefice with St Buryan and Sennen.
TDD, 2009, p41


Place Names in the Parish of St Levan

Settlements

Coastal Features


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