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Mappa
Hwilas
A-Z
Asnodhow
EN
KW
Porthgwidden
(EN)
/
Porthgwydn
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Feock
Hundred:
Powder
Notes:
<dn> - pre-occlusion in modern form.
Elements:
gwydn
Meaning:
white
porth
Meaning:
cove, gate, harbour
Elements notes:
<porth> "cove" + <gwydn> "white"
Historic forms:
Porthgwyn 1284, Porgwyn 1538, 1584, Porquin Baie 1597, Porthgwiden c1600