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Chi war Tonn
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Perranuthnoe
Hundred:
Penwith
Elements:
chi
Meaning:
house
tonn (n.m.)
Meaning:
turf
war
Meaning:
on
Elements notes:
chi 'house' war 'on' tonn 'uncultivated grassland'
Historic forms:
Chiwarton 1311, 1367, Chewarton 1350, Chywarton 1523.