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Lemin
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Nansmen
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Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Gwinear-Gwithian
Hundred:
Penwith
Elements:
men
Meaning:
stone
nans
Meaning:
valley
Elements notes:
<nans> 'valley' + <men> 'stone'
Historic forms:
Nansmen juxta Trenerth 1317 (Gover, 1948) Nansmin 1320 (Gover, 1948) Nansmyn 1383 (Gover, 1948) Nansmen 1383 (Gover, 1948) Nomin 1662 (CRO, P80/1/1, 1662); Lemin 1662 (CRO, P80/1/1, 1662) Namine alias Lamin 1782 (Gover, 1948) Lamin 1842 (CRO, TA/80, 1842) Lamin 1856 (OS First Series) Lamin 1884 (Symons, 1884) Lamin 1888 (OS, 1888) Lamin 1908 (OS, 1908) Lemin 1985 (Padel, 1985) Lemin Farm 2016 (CC Mapping 2016)