Description
Deanery. Within the Archdeaconry of Cornwall until 1878 and thereafter within the Archdeaconry of Bodmin.
Chronological Sequence
Westwivelschyre, 1291; Westwevelshire, 1361; Westwevylshire, 1361-2; West, 1672, 1847, 1980; West Wivelshire, 1997, 2009
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Westwivelschyre : 1291
Westwevelshire : 1361
Westwevylshire : 1361-2
West : 1672, 1847, 1980
West Wivelshire : 1997, 2009
References
Westwivelschyre
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p467, citing from 1291
Decanatus de Westwevelshire
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1464, citing from 1361
Westwevylshire
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1490, citing from 1361-2
West
Donaldson, 1902, p373, citing from 1672
Wallis, 1847, p26
Youngs, 1980, p786
West Wivelshire
TDD, 1997, p15
TDD, 2009, p26