Minster (EN) / Talkarn (KW)

Type: 
Hundred: 
Elements: 

karn

Meaning: 
crag, tor, cairn

tal

Meaning: 
brow
Elements notes: 
tal 'brow' + karn 'rock-pile, tor, cairn'
Historic forms: 
Talcar 1086. Laminster c1200. Talkarn 1205. Thalkarn 1280. Ecclesia de Talkarn alias Ministre 1291. Minstre, Mynstre 1296. Ecclesia de Laminstre alias de Talkarn 1311. Minster 1327. La Mynistre 1334. Talkarn 1342. Menster 1348. Menester 1377, Talkern c1400. Mynstre alias Talcarn 1463, Talcarn 1483.