Alverton Bridge (EN) / Pons Trevalvar (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Penzance
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

Alvar

This refers to the name of a person: 
name

pons

Meaning: 
bridge

trev

Meaning: 
farmstead
Elements notes: 
<pons> 'bridge' + <trev> 'farmstead' + <Alvar> personal name
Historic forms: 
Alverton Bridge 1888 (OS, 6”, LXXIV. NW, 1888) (Bond, 2009) Alverton Bridge 1974 (Pool, The History of the Town and Borough of Penzance, 1974, p. 5)