Mulfra (EN) / Molvra (KW)

Type: 
Parish: 
Hundred: 
Elements: 

mol/mool

Meaning: 
bare

bre

Meaning: 
hill
Elements notes: 
<mol/mool> ‘bare’ + <bre> ‘hill’
Historic forms: 
Moelvre 1260 (Pool, 1985) Moelvre 1284 (Gover, 1948) Moelvre 1302 (Gover, 1948) Molvre 1317 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Moelvre 1327 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Molvre 1284 Weatherhill Mulvera 1403 Weatherhill Mulvra 1513 (Pool, 1985) Mulfra 1621 (Pool, 1985) Mulfra Newmill 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Malfra 1838 (Gilbert, 1838) Molfra 1842 Weatherhill Mulfra 1974 (OS 1974) Mulfra Hill 1974 (OS 1974) Mulfra Quoit 1974 (OS 1974) Mulfra 1995 (OS 1995) Mulfra Hill 1995 (OS 1995) Mulfra Quoit 1995 (OS 1995) Mulfra Hill [the hill] SW 450 354 = Molvra Mulfra Quoit SW 451 353 = Koyt Molvra