Carrancarrow (EN) / Karnnanskarow (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Treverbyn
Hundred: 
Powder
Elements: 

karn

Meaning: 
crag, tor, cairn

karow

Meaning: 
stag

nans

Meaning: 
valley
Elements notes: 
<karn> 'crag, tor, cairn' + <nans> 'valley' + <karow> 'stag'
Historic forms: 
Nanskerou 1366 Weatherhill [Is this the same place] Cavennanskaron 1522 [Is this the same place] Cannacarrow 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Carnacarow 1856 (OS 1856) Carrancarrow 1888 (OS 1888) Carncarrow 1948 Carrancarrow 2014 (OS 2014)