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Chellew
(EN)
/
Chilew
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Ludgvan
Hundred:
Penwith
Elements:
chi
Meaning:
house
Lew
This refers to the name of a person:
name
Elements notes:
<chi> 'house' + <Lew> Personal name
Historic forms:
Chylewe 1523 Chelew 1799 (CRO, P129/21/1, 1799) Chellew 1840 (tenement in Trenowin)(CRO, TA/129, 1840) Chellew 1884 (farm)(Symons, 1884) Higher Chellew 1891 (OS, 6”, 1891) Chellew 1971 (Russell, 1971, p51)