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Higher Rosewarrick
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Rosworek Wartha
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Lanivet
Hundred:
Pydarshire
Elements:
ros
Meaning:
hill-spur
Gorek
This refers to the name of a person:
name
gwartha
Meaning:
higher
Elements notes:
<ros> ‘heath, hill-spur’ + <Gorek> personal name + <gwartha> 'higher'
Historic forms:
Overerosworek 1294 (Gover, 1948) Rosworrekwartha 1314 (Gover, 1948) Hr. Rosewarick 1856 (OS 1856) Higher Rosewarrick 1888 (OS 1888) Higher Rosewarrick 2014 (OS 2014)