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HER Number:21957
Name:LANHERNE - Early Medieval settlement, Medieval settlement

Summary

The settlement of Lanherne is first recorded in the Domesday survey of 1086, and from the C13 was the seat of the Arundell family.

Grid Reference:SW 8716 6588
Parish:Mawgan in Pydar, Restormel, Cornwall
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Protected Status

  • Conservation Area: ST MAWGAN

Other References/Statuses

  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 21957

Monument Type(s):

  • SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
  • SETTLEMENT (First mentioned, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

The settlement of Lanherne is first recorded in the Domesday survey of 1086 (b1). The name is Cornish and contains the element lann meaning 'enclosed cemetery' and an uncertain second element (b2). The name lann indicates a settlement and estate of probable ecclesiastical origin (possibly centred on St Mawgan church) which however had been secularised by the time of Domesday (b3). From the C13 Lanherne was the seat of the Arundell family (b4) (Preston-Jones, A, 1989, pers comm).


<1> Thorn, C & F (Eds), 1979, Domesday Book 10: Cornwall, 2, 7 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4703.

<2> Padel, OJ, 1985, Cornish Place-Name Elements, 142 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4064.

<3> Gover, JEB, 1948, Place-Names of Cornwall, 348 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3402.

<4> Henderson, C, 1925, The Cornish Church Guide, 134 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3512.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO4703 - Bibliographic reference: Thorn, C & F (Eds). 1979. Domesday Book 10: Cornwall. 2, 7.
[2]SCO4064 - Bibliographic reference: Padel, OJ. 1985. Cornish Place-Name Elements. 142.
[3]SCO3402 - Bibliographic reference: Gover, JEB. 1948. Place-Names of Cornwall. 348.
[4]SCO3512 - Bibliographic reference: Henderson, C. 1925. The Cornish Church Guide. 134.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records

MCO56173Parent of: LANHERNE - C16 boundary park wall (Building)
21957.10Parent of: LANHERNE - Medieval chapel (Monument)
21957.20Parent of: LANHERNE - Medieval country house, Post Medieval nunnery (Building)

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