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Rospeath
(EN)
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Rosbygh
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Ludgvan
Hundred:
Penwith
Notes:
The word is thought to be from bygh ‘small’
Elements:
bygh
Meaning:
small
ros
Meaning:
hill-spur
Elements notes:
ros 'hill-spur' + bygh 'small'
Historic forms:
Rospegh 1302, 1306, 1309, 1327, 1341, Rospigh 1334, Respegh 1346, Rospygh 1391, Rospeygh 1417