Pentire Point (EN) / Penn Tir Byghan (KW)

Type: 
Coastal Feature
Parish: 
Newquay
Hundred: 
Pydarshire
Elements: 

byghan

Meaning: 
little

penntir

Meaning: 
headland
Elements notes: 
<penntir> 'headland' + <byghan> 'little'
Historic forms: 
Pentir 1202, 1216, Pentyr 1326, Penteyrwartha, Penteyrwoloys, Penteyrvorgan 1439, Pentirvyan 1442.