Chyrease (EN) / Chirys (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Madron
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

chi

Meaning: 
house

rys

Meaning: 
ford
Elements notes: 
<chi> ‘house’ + <res/rys> ‘ford’
Historic forms: 
Chyryes 1403 (Pool, 1985) Chyries 1621 (Pool, 1985) Cheres (field name) 1696 (Pool, 1985) Chyrease (field name – Mulfra) 1842 (TA 1840) (Pool, 1985)