South Polmear Mine (EN) / Hwel Porthmeur Soth (KW)

Type: 
Infrastructure
Parish: 
St Austell
Hundred: 
Powder
Elements: 

hwel

Meaning: 
works, mine

meur

Meaning: 
great

porth

Meaning: 
cove, gate, harbour

soth

Meaning: 
south
Elements notes: 
<hwel> 'mine, works' + <porth> ‘cove, enterance, landing place’ + <meur> ‘great’ + <soth> 'south'
Historic forms: 
South Polmear Mine 1888 (OS 1888)