Meaning:
white
Leswidden (EN) / Lyswydn (KW)
Type:
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Notes:
May also be Leyswydn 'white clay'. There is evidence of china clay in the areaTR19
Elements notes:
lys 'court administrative centre' + gwydn 'white'
Historic forms:
Lesewyn 1245, Leswen 1302, 1340, Lesswyn 1589, 1732, Leswidden 1657, Leswyn 1769