Rosehill (EN) / Mena an Ros (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Gwennap
Hundred: 
Kerrier
Elements: 

an

Meaning: 
the

mena

Meaning: 
hill-slope

ros

Meaning: 
hill-spur
Elements notes: 
ECF: <mena> ‘hill-slope’ + <an> ‘the’ + <ros> ‘hill-spur’
Historic forms: 
Rose Hill 1841 (tenement)(TA, 1841) Rosehill 1884 (Mr T C Wickett) (Symons, 1884)