Penventon (EN) / Pennfenten (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Pentewan Valley
Hundred: 
Powder
Notes: 
No longer in existence
Elements: 

pennfenten

Meaning: 
source
Elements notes: 
<penn> ‘head, end’ + <fenten> ‘spring’
Historic forms: 
Penfenten 1301 Penfenten 1338 Penfenten Penwyn 1691 Penventon 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Penventon 1856 (OS 1856) Penventon 1884 (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009)