Roskorwell (EN) / Roskorvil (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
St Keverne
Hundred: 
Kerrier
Elements: 

?vil

Meaning: 
?Obscure

kor

Meaning: 
hedge, boundary

Korvil

This refers to the name of a person: 
name

ros

Meaning: 
hill-spur
Elements notes: 
<ros> ‘hill-spur’ + <Korvil> Personal name {<kor> ‘warrior, warband’ + <?vil> obscure}
Historic forms: 
Roscurvyl c1300 (Gover, 1948) Roscurvyll 1313 (Henderson) Roscurvyl 1314 (Gover, 1948) Roskervill 1318 (Henderson) Rosturvil 1322 (Gover, 1948) Roscurvill 1333 (Gover, 1948) Roscurvyll 1333 (Henderson) Roscorville 1357 (Gover, 1948) Reskoyla 1720 (Henderson) Roskerwell at Rack Rent 1842 (TA, 1842) Roskerwell Lower and Upper Tenements 1842 (TA, 1842) Roskorwell 1842 (TA, 1842) Boscorwell 1884 (farm)(Symons, 1884) Roskorwell 1884 (10 tenements, 129 acres)(Symons, 1884) Rosorwell 1888 (OS, 1888) Roskorwell 1908 (OS, 1908) Roskorwell 1948 (Gover, 1948) Roskorwell 1974 (OS, 1974) Roskorwell 2016 (OS, 2016)