Polmear (EN) / Porthmeur (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
St Austell Bay
Hundred: 
Powder
Elements: 

meur

Meaning: 
great

porth

Meaning: 
cove, gate, harbour
Elements notes: 
<porth> ‘cove, enterance, landing place’ + <meur> ‘great’
Historic forms: 
Portmoir 1354 (NA ME/537/1,2) Portmoer 1354 (Padel O. J., 1988) (Bond, 2009) Porthmuer 1403 Hr. Polmear 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Lr. Polmear 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Polmear 1856 (OS 1856) Polmear pre-1870 (Padel, 1988, citing from pre-1870) (Bond, 2009) Porthmear 1884 (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Polmear (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Higher Polmear 1884 farm (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Lower Polmear 1884 farm (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Polmear Farm 1888 (OS 1888) Polmear Island 1888 (OS 1888) South Polmear Mine 1888 (OS 1888) Polmear Island 2014 (OS 2014)