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Newmill
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Chinoy
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Madron
Hundred:
Penwith
Notes:
The historical forms Mulfra Mill 1607; Chynowe 1617; Mulfra Newe Mill 1621 show uncertainty over the original name, having changed several times over fourteen years. The panel believed the second element in the 1617 spelling to mean ‘nephew’.
Elements:
chi
Meaning:
house
noy
Meaning:
nephew
Elements notes:
<chi> 'house' + <noy> 'nephew'
Historic forms:
Mulfra Newe Mill 1621, Choynoy 1668, Newmill 1748.