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Treleghtres
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Type:
Settlement
Parish:
St Endellion
Hundred:
Triggshire
Notes:
The element(s) after <tre> are obscure. It could be <legh><tres> but it could also be a personal name: <Electos>
Elements:
Melectos
This refers to the name of a person:
name
tre
Meaning:
farmstead, settlement
Elements notes:
tre 'farmstead, settlement' + ?Melectos personal name
Historic forms:
Trevelectos, Trefflectos 1302. Trefleghtres 1356. Treflectres 1362. Treleghtres 1426, 1427. Treleghtees c1496.