Lancamshire (EN) / Kammhir (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Perranuthnoe
Hundred: 
Penwith
Notes: 
Written on the Perranuthnoe tithe map c.1840 as “Lancaster”. On plot 852 of the tithe apportionment with the description “Crooked Lane and Lancaster Lane”.
Elements: 

hir

Meaning: 
long, high

kamm

Meaning: 
step, bent, crooked
Elements notes: 
kamm 'crooked, bent' + hir 'long, tall'
Historic forms: 
Lancamshire 1825, Lancomshire 1863.