East Boscean Mine (EN) / Hwel Bosseghan Est (KW)

Type: 
Infrastructure
Parish: 
St Just
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

hwel

Meaning: 
works, mine

bos

Meaning: 
dwelling

seghan

Meaning: 
dry/waterless place

est

Meaning: 
east
Elements notes: 
<hwel> 'mine, works' + <bos> ‘dwelling’ + <seghan> ‘dry / waterless place’ + <est> 'east'
Historic forms: 
East Boscean (tin mine) 1883 (OS, 6”, 1883) (Bond, 2009)