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Description
Grid reference: SW 514 381
Ecclesiastical parish: Lelant. Civil parish: St Ives.
Tenements or farms, downs and mine.
Chronological Sequence
Gorfos, 1463; Gurfos, 1480; Gorfos, 1499; Goorfos, Worfos, 1558; Worvas, 1567; Worffas, 1571; Goorfos, Worfos, 1578; Worffas, 1580; Worffas, Goorffos, c.1586; Worvys, c.1590s; Worfos, Worvas, 1604; Worfos, Gorvas, 1659; Vorvas, 1748, 1761; Vorvas, Vurvas, Warvas, 1817; Vorves, Worvas, 1818; Vervas, Worvavas, 1825; Vorvas, 1834, 1836; Worvas, 1841; Vorvas, 1884, 2003, 2011
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Gorfos : 1463, 1499
Gurfos : 1480
Goorfos : 1558, 1578
Worfos : 1558, 1578, 1604, 1659
Worvas : 1567, 1604, 1818, 1841
Worffas : 1571, 1580, c.1586
Goorffos : c.1586
Worvys : c.1590s
Gorvas : 1659
Vorvas : 1748, 1761, 1817, 1834, 1836, 1884, 2003, 2011
Vurvas : 1817
Warvas : 1817
Vorves : 1818
Vervas : 1825
Worvavas : 1825
References
Gorfos
Parcel of the Manor of Conartoun, held by Joan Gorfos.
CRO, AR/2/1337, 1463 (*)
Fox and Padel, 2000, p48, citing from CRO, AR/2/1337, 1463
Gurfos Arundell
Held by Richard Hopkyn.
Fox and Padel, 2000, p92, citing from CRO, AR/2/1339, 1480
Gorfos
Held by John William.
CRO, AR/2/1340, 1499 (*)
Fox and Padel, 2000, p136, citing from CRO, AR/2/1340, 1499
Goorfos alias Worfos
CRO, AR/4/337, 1558 (*)
Worvas
Pool, 1985, p80, citing from 1567
Worffas
CRO, AR/2/1341, 1571 (*)
Worfos alias Goorfos
CRO, AR/2/1342, 1578 (*)
Worffas
In Conarton tithing.
CRO, X50/5, c.1760, citing from 1580 (*)
Pool, 1959, p180, citing from CRO, X50/5, c.1760, citing from 1580
Worffas alias Goorffos
CRO, AR/2/1343, c.1586 (*)
Worvys
CRO, AR/2/1344, c.1590s (*)
Worfos
Worvas Crees
Parcels of the Manor of Conerton.
CRO, AR/2/1345, 1604 (*)
Worfos
Gorvas
Pool, 1985, p80, citing from 1659
Vorvas
Martyn, 1748, map
Parts Charles Penberthy and Elizabeth Pawley.
CRO, P120/5/1, 1761 (*)
Lettel Vorvas
Of Micholl Nickolls.
CRO, P120/5/1, 1761 (*)
Vorvas Vean
Of John Stevens.
CRO, P120/5/1, 1761 (*)
Vorvas Downs
Vurvas Downs
Wheall Warvas Downs
Tin mine.
CRO, CH/10, 1817 (*)
Wheal Vorves Downs
Wheall Worvas Downs
Whell Worvas Downs Maine
Tin mine.
CRO, CH/10, 1818 (*)
Wheal Nicholas and Vervas Downs Tin Mine
Wheal Nicholas and Worvavas Downs Tin Mine
Tin mine.
CRO, CH/10, 1825 (*)
Vorvas
Tenement.
CRO, CH/13, 1834 (*)
Vorvas Vean
Tenement.
CRO, TEM/296, 1836 (*)
Worvas Crease and Collis
Tenement.
CRO, TA/120, 1841
Worvas Higher Downs
Fields in Worvas.
CRO, TA/120, Nos 285 & 287, 1841
Worvas Lower Downs
Field in Worvas.
CRO, TA/120, No 359, 1841
Vorvas
Farm.
Symons, 1884
Higher Vorvas
At SW 513 380.
OS, 1:25000, 2003
Lower Vorvas
At SW 514 381.
OS, 1:25000, 2003
Vorvas Vean
At SW 516 383.
OS, 1:25000, 2003
Higher Vorvas
Lower Vorvas
Vorvas Vean
OS, 1:25000, 2011