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Trenowin
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Trenewyn
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Ludgvan
Hundred:
Penwith
Notes:
Noted that later forms, from Trenawyn 1582 onwards, suggest a reinterpretation to ‘white’
Elements:
newyn
Meaning:
small trough
tre
Meaning:
farmstead, settlement
Elements notes:
containing tre 'settlement' + new 'trough' + <-yn> diminutive suffix
Historic forms:
Trenouwyn 1327, Trenauwyn 1329, 1334, Trenewyn 1503, Trenawyn 1582.