Penlee Point (EN) / Penn Legh (KW)

Type: 
Coastal Feature
Parish: 
Penzance
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

legh

Meaning: 
slab

penn

Meaning: 
head, end, top
Elements notes: 
<penn> ‘head, hedland, end’ + <legh> ‘slab, ledge’
Historic forms: 
Penleigh 1337, Penley 1514, Penlee Poynt 1602.