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South Crofty Mine
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Hwel Krofti Soth
(KW)
Type:
Infrastructure
Parish:
Illogan
Hundred:
Kerrier
Elements:
-i
Meaning:
stream suffix
hwel
Meaning:
works, mine
kroft
Meaning:
croft
Krofti
Meaning:
?Obscure possible river name
soth
Meaning:
south
Elements notes:
<hwel> 'mine works' + <Krofti> possible river name {<kroft> 'enclosed rough grazing' + <-i> river suffix} + <soth> 'south'
Historic forms:
South Crofty Mine (Tin & Copper) 1888 (OS, 1888) South Crofty Mine (Tin & Copper) 1908 (OS, 1908) South Crofty Mine (Tin & Copper) 1945 (OS, 1945)