The
Federation of Old Cornwall Societies
The Organisation for those who love Cornwall.
"Cuntelleugh an brewyon us gesys na vo kellys travyth"
Gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost.)
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Recorders report 6th March 2010 Here are a few names and definitions. NORTH Trewint (Poundstock) Trewynt 1301 Trewent 1336 Windy Farm Tae an Gwyns (Gwynt) with mutation of gw to wMID Sticker (St Mewan) Stekyer 1319 Stykker 1389 Tree stump and yer with vowel affection of O to E Note the wood of Stekyer in 1395 WEST St just (Lanuste 14th century) Lan Ust St Just enclosure The parish saint was an early Celtic priest called Yestin Mac Watters Recorder.
In his book "A Guide to Cornish Place-Names" Morton Nance one of the founders of Old Cornwall wrote the following: "A book to contain every recorded place-name of Cornwall, with all the changes, some quite beyond imagination, that they have undergone, and especially with a meaning past dispute given to each one, is a work this world will never see. Who is, or ever will be, capable of interpreting more than a very modest portion of our names with certainty, and if such a wizard were found, who would print a book so expensive that no one in Cornwall could afford its price?" Chris Bond is a member of Camborne Old Cornwall Society and has taken on the task referred to by Morton Nance and publishing it on a web site and also in book form. There is a link from this site to his from the main page and I know that you will find his site of value in understanding the place names of Cornwall. My thanks to Chris for agreeing to the link being placed on the site. I hope to have a report from Mac shortly to tell us what if any news he has. George Pritchard (web master)
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