West Pentire
hamlet · Cornwall
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West Pentire is a hamlet located to the west of Pentire. The name combines the Old English 'west' (west) with the Cornish 'pen tir' meaning 'headland' or 'end of the land'.
Word origins
- West
- Old Englishwest(from west "west")
- Pentire
- Cornishheadland(from pen "head, top", tir "land")
Historical forms
Westpentyr