Penderleath (EN) / Penndrelegh (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Towednack
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

legh

Meaning: 
slab

penn

Meaning: 
head, end, top

tre

Meaning: 
farmstead, settlement
Elements notes: 
penn 'head, end, top' + tre 'farm, settlement' + legh 'slab, slate'
Historic forms: 
Pendrelegh 1499, Penderleth 1502, Pendreleigh c1815, Penterleth c1870.