Higher Carvinack Farm (EN) / Karveynek (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Kenwyn
Hundred: 
Powder
Elements: 

kar/ker

Meaning: 
habitation round, fort

meynek

Meaning: 
stony, abounding in stones
Elements notes: 
<ker/kar> 'fort, enclosed farm' + <meynek> 'stony'
Historic forms: 
Carvinack 1327 (HG, 2012) Carvinack 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Carvinack 1856 (OS, 1856) Carvinack 1888 (OS, 1888) Carvinack 1908 (OS, 1908) Higher Carvinack 2003 (OS, 1:25000, 2003)