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Luthergwearne
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Ledergwern
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Penzance
Hundred:
Penwith
Elements:
gwern
Meaning:
marsh, alder marsh
leder
Meaning:
slope
Elements notes:
<leder> ‘cliff, steep slope’ + <gwern> ‘alder trees’
Historic forms:
Ladergwerne 1560 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Ledergwern / Ledergwenran 1668 (Pool, 1985) Lathergwear 1757 (*CRO, P133/12/1, 1757) (Bond, 2009) Luthergwerne 1757 (*CRO, P133/12/1, 1757) (Bond, 2009) Lathergwear 1782 (Bond, 2009) Luthergwern 1785 (*CRO, P133/28/3, 1785) (Bond, 2009) Luthergwearne 1842 (tenement)(CRO, TA/133, 1842) (Bond, 2009) (Pool, 1985) Luthergwearne 1884 (31 acres)(Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009)