Crankan (EN) / Trefrankyon (KW)

Type: 
Parish: 
Hundred: 
Elements: 

frankyon

Meaning: 
freemen

tre

Meaning: 
farmstead, settlement
Elements notes: 
<tre> farmstead + <frankyon> ‘freemen’
Historic forms: 
Trevroynckan 1313 Trefrancon 1317 Trevrancan 1327 Trevrancon 1371 Fosvraes/Terankan 1585 Fosvraes/Terankan1610 Tranckan & Fosebrase 1654 (Padel, 1985) Treango 1654 Treanckan 1654 Trefrancon 1668 Trerancon 1668 Crankan 1757 (*CRO, P133/12/1, 1757) (Bond, 2009) Crankan 1782 (*CRO, P133/5/1, 1782) (Bond, 2009) Crankan 1785 (*CRO, P133/28/3, 1785) (Bond, 2009) Crankan 1842 (homestead)(TA2326, 1842) Crankan 1841 Crankan 1842 tenement (CRO, TA/133, 1842) (Bond, 2009) Crankan c.1870 Crankan 1884 of Mr F Craze (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Crankan 1908 (OS, 6", 1908) (Bond, 2009) Trankan c.1948 Crankan 1971 (site of cross)(Russell, 1971, p88)
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