Lestowder (EN) / Lystewdar (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
St Keverne
Hundred: 
Kerrier
Notes: 
Attested in texts: lestevdar(2)
Elements: 

lys

Meaning: 
court

Tewdar

This refers to the name of a person: 
name
Elements notes: 
<lys> ‘court, ruin, administrative centre’ + <Tewdar> Personal name – Tudor
Historic forms: 
Lesteuder c1400 (Gover, 1948) Lesteeewder 1403 (Henderson) Lestuder c1478 (Gover, 1948) Lesteudar c1500 (Gover, 1948) Lesteudar 1501 (Henderson) Lestuther 1536 (Henderson) Lestowder 1627 (Gover, 1948) Lestowder 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Great Lestowder 1842 (TA, 1842) Little Lestowder 1842 (TA, 1842) Rostowda 1856 (OS, 1856) Lestowder 1884 (farm)(Symons, 1884) Little Lestowder 1884 (30 acres)(Symons, 1884) Lestowder 1888 (OS, 1888) Lestowder Cliff 1888 (OS, 1888) Lestowder 1908 (OS, 1908) Lestowder Cliff 1908 (OS, 1908) Lestowder 1974 (OS, 1974) Lestowder 2016 (OS, 2016) Lestowder Cliff 2016 (OS, 2016)