St Madron Church (EN) / Eglos Madern (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Madron
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

eglos

Meaning: 
church

Madern

This refers to the name of a person: 
name
Elements notes: 
<eglos> ‘church’ + <Madern> Personal name
Historic forms: 
Ecclesia de Sancto Maderno 1270 (Gover, 1948) Ecclesia Sancti Maderni 1291 (Gover, 1948) Ecclesia de Sancti Maddarne 1294 Inquisition of the Bishops of Lincoln and Winchester (in Hals) (Hals, 1750) Eglosmaddarn 1370 (Pool, 1985) Egglosmadarn 1371 (Gover, 1948) Eglosmadern 1394 (Gover, 1948) Eglosmadern 1396 (Pool, 1985) Eglosmadern 1424 (Gover, 1948) Eglosmadron 1504 (Pool, 1985) Eglosmadron c.1600 Weatherhill Eglosmaderne 1615 (Pool, 1985) Madron Church 1996 (Tangye, 1996)