Meaning:
higher
Carlyon Bay (EN) / Porthmeur Wartha (KW)
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Notes:
Carlyon Bay is a modern construct. The more traditional Cornish name has been used here.
Elements notes:
<porth> 'cove, enterance, landing place' + <meur> 'great' + <gwartha> 'higher'
Historic forms:
Carlyon Bay 1974 (OS 1:50,000 First Series, 1974)
Carlyon Bay 2014 (OS 2014)
Carlyon Bay Golf Club 2014 (OS 2014)
English (1)
Cornish (1)