Hea (EN) / An Hay (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Madron
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

an

Meaning: 
the

hay

Meaning: 
enclosure
Elements notes: 
<an> ‘the’ <hay> ‘enclosure’
Historic forms: 
La Hae/Leye 1274 (Pool, 1985)(Jennings, Henry R) la Hae 1277 (Gover, 1948) Enhee 1560 (Pool, 1985) Haye 1619 Weatherhill Anhaye 1619 Weatherhill Hae or An Hae 1640 (Jennings, Henry R) Hae / Anhea 1668 (Pool, 1985) Hey 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Heay 1757 (*CRO, P133/12/1, 1757) (Bond, 2009) Hey 1759 (Martyn’s Map) Hea 1782 (*CRO, P133/5/1, 1782) (Bond, 2009) Hey 1813 (OS, 1813) Hey Tenement 1842 (TA, 1842) Hey 1841 (TA, 1841) Hea 1842 (CRO, TA/133, 1842) (Bond, 2009) Hea 1856 (Kelly's Directory, 1856) Hea 1884 (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009)