St Ingunger (EN) / Stummgongar (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Lanivet
Hundred: 
Pydarshire
Notes: 
Kongar was a 5th or 6th Century Celtic priest with probably Welsh origins. Other dedications to this saint exist in Wales, Somerset and Brittany.
Elements: 

Kongar

This refers to the name of a person: 
name

stumm

Meaning: 
river bend
Elements notes: 
<stumm> 'bend, turn' + <Kongar> personal name
Historic forms: 
Stymgongar 1283 (Gover, 1948) Stungongar 1284 (Gover, 1948) Stymgongar 1324 (Gover, 1948) Stymgongar 1412 (Gover, 1948) John Tomma Stymgongar 1419 (N.A. – AR/1/350) Stymgongere 1342 (Gover, 1948) Styngorgar 1566 (Weatherhill, 2014) S. Gunger 1748 (Martyn, 1748) St Gunger 1805 (Dawson, 1805) St Ingunger 1851 (Census 1851) Gunger 1832 (Boundary Commision Report, 1832) Gunger 1856 (OS 1856) St. Ingunger (On a site of a Barton) 1888 (OS 1888) St Ingunger Farm 2014 (OS, 2014)