Penalverne (EN) / Pennalvar (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Penzance
Hundred: 
Penwith
Notes: 
site of Penalverne House, shown on 1880 OS map
Elements: 

Alvar

This refers to the name of a person: 
name

penn

Meaning: 
head, end, top
Elements notes: 
<penn> ‘end, head, headland’ + <Alvar> place-name – Alverton
Historic forms: 
Penalverne 1884 (Penzance – residence of T R Bolitho, Esq)(Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009)