Porthallow Cove (EN) / Porth Alow (KW)

Type: 
Coastal Feature
Parish: 
St Keverne
Hundred: 
Kerrier
Elements: 

alow

Meaning: 
water lillies

porth

Meaning: 
cove, gate, harbour
Elements notes: 
<porth> ‘cove, entrance, landing place’ + <alow> ‘water lilies’
Historic forms: 
Pore alaw 967 (Gover, 1948) perd alau 967 (Gover, 1948) porth alaw 967 (Weatherhill) pred alaw 967 (Weatherhill) Porthalau 967 (Weatherhill) Porthalaw 967 (Weatherhill)(Henderson) Porthalou 1290 (Weatherhill)(Henderson) Porthaleu 1333 (Weatherhill) Porthaleu 1334 (Gover, 1948) Porthalou 1364 (Weatherhill)(Henderson) Porthalou 1376 (Gover, 1948) Porthallow 1529 (Gover, 1948) Porthallo 1691 (Weatherhill) Porth allo 1699 (Gascoyne, 1699) Porthalla 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Porthalla 1813 (Weatherhill) Porthallow 1842 (TA, 1842) Porthalla 1866 (Weatherhill) Porthalla 1884 (hamlet, farm and cove)(Symons, 1884) Porthallow 1908 (OS, 1908) Mill [at Porthallow] 1908 (OS, 1908) Porthallow Cove 1908 (OS, 1908) Porthallow 1948 (Gover, 1948) Porthallow 1974 (OS, 1974) Porthallow 2016 (OS, 2016) Porthallow Cove 2016 (OS, 2016)