Parishes of Cornwall and their Villages
Cornwall's Parishes
and Places and their Villages

Cornwall's Saints

Glossary of Cornish Place Names

Churchs, Places and Parishes

Churches in South East Cornwall - by Cornwall Online

My St Austell Home Page

St Blazey,

Boscoppa,

Caerhayes,

Charlestown,

St Dennis,

St Ewe,

Fowey,

Golant,

Goran and Goran Haven,

Lanlivery

St Levan,

Luxulyan,

Mevagissey,

St Mewan,

Par,

Pentewan,

Roche,

St Stephens in Brannel - 2 ,

Sticker- St Mark

Tregaminion,

Treverbyn,

Tywardreath,

Withiel,

Warleggon


Glossary of Cornish Place Names

Alsaphron..............Hellish
Barras Nose..............Codfish nose
Barlinney..............Fiery
Bedruthan..............Red
Berrl Head..............Castle Head
Boleigh..............Place of slaughter
Bolventor..............New Parish
Boscastle..............Bottreaux Castle
Boscawen..............Place of elder trees
Bosigran..............Eigron's place
Boskenna..............House on a hill
Bosporthennis..............Castle gate
Bossiney..............Place near stream
Buckator..............Goat's Tor
Cadgwith..............Place of privets
Caerhayes..............Enclosed castle
Cambeak..............Crooked head
Camborne..............Crooked stream
Caradon..............Hill castle
Carbis Bay..............Rocky Wood Bay
Carleon..............Place of Hollies
Carminowe..............Little
Carn Barges..............Kite carn
Carn Barra..............Loaf Carn
Carn Cribba..............Crest Carn
Carn Glooze..............Grey carn
Carn Guthenbras..............Great carn
Carn Mellyn..............Yellow carn
Carne..............Rock
Carnewas..............Carn of Desire
Carrack Rocks..............Moon Rocks
Carrickdhu..............black Rocks
Chun Castle..............Moor Castle
Chynhalls Head..............Moorland Head
Chysauster..............Beehive-shaped
Cleave Valley..............Steep Valley
Clodgy..............Sticky, Miry
Coverack..............Place of Goats
Crackington..............Rock by River
Crantock..............St Carantocus
Cremyl..............The Hill
Cubert..............St Cuthbert
Cudden..............Wooded
Dinas..............Fortified
Dizzard Head..............Fortified head
Downas..............South Vale
Downderry..............Oak Vale
Dozmary..............Drop of the sea
Durgan..............Blackwater
Efford..............Passage at low tide
Enys..............A peninsula
Fowey..............Nimble, quick
Gannel River..............White river
Godolphin..............Valley of streams
Godrevy..............By the water
Golant..............Holy place
Golitha..............The lowest place
Goonhilly..............Hunting down
Gorran haven..............Girdled haven
Greeb..............A crest
Gribben Head..............Crested Head
Gue Graze.............. Middle Valley
Gulval..............Holy Vale
Gunwalloe..............Castle by Down
Gweek..............Water village
Gwingess Rock..............In the Way Rocks
Gwithian..............By the water
Harlyn Bay..............The Pool Bay
Hayle..............Salt-water River
Helford..............River Passage
Helston..............Court town
Hemmick..............Little border
Hennacliff..............The Old Cliff
Hore Point..............Ram Point
Kelsey Head..............Dry Head
Kenidshak Carn..............Hooting Carn
Kennack..............Rocky
Kerrow..............The Camp
Kildown..............Deep recess
Kilkhampton..............Church place
Kilmar..............Great Horse
Kneighton's Kieve..............Kneighton's Waterfall
Kynance..............A ravine
lamorna..............Morwenna's Place
Landewednack..............White roof
Lansallos..............Place of altars
Lanteglos..............Church place
Lantic..............Pleasant Place
Lanyon..............Wood enclosure
Lelant..............The Church
Lerryn..............River place
Lestowder..............Tudor's Court
Liskeard..............Castle Court
Lizard..............High Place
Loe or Looe..............Lak or pool
Ludgvan..............Greystone
Madron..............Meadow
Maen Porth..............Rock Cove
Manacan..............Mck's Town
Manacles Rocks ..............Church Rocks
Marazion..............Market Jew
Marsland..............Marshland
Mawgan..............Near the sea
Mean Down..............Rock Down
Mellendreath..............Millwheel Cove
Menabilly..............The Cotts' Hill
Men-an-Tol..............Hoed stone
Meneage..............Rocky
Men Scryfa..............Inscribed stone
Mevagissey..............Mill in Wood
Morrab..............Near Sea
Morvah..............Fenny Place
Morwenstow..............Wether Sheep Island
Mulfra Hill..............The Bare Hill
Mullion..............Bare Place
Nanjizel..............Under the hill
Nanven..............Little Vale
Nare Head..............Long Head
Navax Point..............Young man's point
Newlyn..............New pool
Ogo-dour..............Water cave
Otterham Rock..............Otter's Rock
Padstow..............Petrick's Place
Par..............Sand
Parc-an-Als..............Cliff Fields
Pedn-an-Laaz..............End of the earth
Pellitras..............Head of slope
Penare..............Hill top
Penberth..............Bushy
Pencannow..............Rocky Hill
Pendarves..............Oak Hill
Pendeen..............Head Man's Place
Pendennis Head..............Peninsula Head
Pendower..............Head of the water
Penhale..............Head of Moor
Penjersic..............marshy
Pennance..............Valley head
Penolver..............Head of Lamentation
Penpol..............Lake End
Pentargon Cove..............Well Cove
Pentire..............The Headland
Penwith..............Promontory of blood
Penzance..............Holy Place
Perranuthno..............Manor of Uthno
Polbream..............Tree Pool
Poldhu..............Black Pool
Polkerris..............Lowe Pool
Polostoc..............Cap Pool
Polpeor..............Great Pool
Polperro..............Sandy Pool
Polpry..............Clay Pool
Polruan..............Ruman's Pool
Poltair..............Back Pool
Poltesco..............Shrunken Pool
Polurrian..............Silver Pool
Polzeath..............Pool of thr arrow
Pont..............Pond
Pordenack..............Hilly
Porthallow..............Pool Cove
Porthcothan..............Pigeon Cove
Porthcurnow..............Cove of Horns
Porthglaze..............Green Cove
Porthguarnon..............Little Goaat Cove
Porthgwarra..............Higher Cove
Porth Joke..............Cormorant Cove
Porthleven..............Smooth port
Porthmeor..............Great Cove
Porthminster..............Monastery Cove
Porthoustock..............Cove Port
Porthpean..............Little Cove
Porthquin..............White Cove
Porthtowan..............Sandy Cove
Port Isaac..............Corn Port
Port Mellion..............Yellow Cove
Portscatho..............Boat Cove
Portwrinkle..............Port of Wrinkles
Poughill..............Frequented by gulls
Praa Sands..............Meadow Sands
Redruth..............Holy Place
Rosemullion..............Purple Moor
St Ives..............Saint Ia
Sancreed..............Sacred
Sennen..............St Senana
Stanbury Mouth..............Stone Castle Mouth
Stennack..............Tin water
Stow..............The Place
Stratton..............The Street
Talland..............High Church
Tintagel..............Impregnable

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