Point of Well (EN) / Penn an Gwel (KW)

Type: 
Coastal Feature
Parish: 
Pentewan Valley
Hundred: 
Powder
Notes: 
There does not appear to be a spring, well, or stream marked on the map at this location, therefore English “well” does not make sense. It therefore seems likely that “Point of Wel” is an Anglicisation / partial translation of “Penn an Gwel” – ‘end of the open field’.
Elements: 

an

Meaning: 
the

gwel

Meaning: 
open field

penn

Meaning: 
head, end, top
Elements notes: 
<penn> ‘end, head’ + <an> ‘the’ + <gwel> ‘open field’
Historic forms: 
Point of Well 1888 (OS 1888) Point of Well 2014 (OS 2014)