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Lamellen

Landmanuel / Lantmanuel: Berner from Count of Mortain.

Lametton

Lantmatin: Iovin from Count of Mortain.

Farm, Lametton Mill and Museum on the East Looe River.
Lancarffe

Lancharet / Nan(t)chert: Nigel from Count of Mortain; taken from St. Petroc's Church by the Count.

Landinner

Landiner / Lan(i)liner: Count of Mortain, formerly Queen Edith.

Landreyne

Lander: Reginald from Count of Mortain.

Landulph

Landelech: Richard from Count of Mortain.

A flourishing 15th century port. Centre of population is now at Cargreen.
Lanescot

Lisnestoch: Richard from Count of Mortain.

Langunnett

Langenewit / Langunuit: Reginald from Count of Mortain.

Nearby is the 'Giant's Hedge', once 7 miles long; origin unknown.
Lanhadron

Lanlaron: Reginald from Count of Mortain.

Farm.
Lanherne

Lanherwen / Lanherueu: Fulchard from Bishop of Exeter.

Now 2 hamlets, Higher and Lower Lanherne.
Lanreath

Lauredoch / Lanredoch: Richard from Count of Mortain.

Picturesque cottages.
Lansallos

Lansalhus / saluus: Richard from Count of Mortain.

Lansallos Beach has a smuggler's cove.
Lantivet

Nantuat / Namtiuat:

Lost; Lantivet Bay remains.
Lantyan

Also Lantyan Wood.
Lanwarnick

Lanawernec: Alric, the pre-Conquest holder, from Count of Mortain. 15 goats.

Launcells

Landseu: Alfred from Count of Mortain. 50 goats.

On Bude canal; Georgian Manor; old cottages.
Launceston

Dunhuet: Count Robert of Mortain. TRE it paid tax for 1 virgate; 1 hide is there, however. Land for 10 ploughs; in lordship 1 plough. 3 slaves; 1 villager, 13 smallholders. 2 mills; pasture. Before Ł20; now Ł4. 5 cattle; 50 sheep. Count de Mortain's castle is there.

Lawhitton

Languitetone / a: Bishop of Exeter.

13th century church with granite pillars hewn from single stone blocks.
Lee

Lege / Lega: Hamelin from Count of Mortain.

Now Lee Barton; Lee Wood, part of a nature trail through National Trust Coombe Valley.
Leigh

Legea: Roger from Count of Mortain.

Farm.
Lesnewth

Lisniwen: Brictric, the pre-Conquest holder, from Count of Mortain.

In a wooded valley.
Levalsa

Avalde: Erchenbald from Count of Mortain.

Lewarne

Languer:

Lost.
Liskeard

Liscarret: Count of Mortain. Market, mill. 250 sheep.

Market town; tin was tested and sold here in the Middle Ages.
Lizard

Lusart / Lisart: Richard from the king.

Tourist town on Lizard Point; its name means 'high place' in Cornish.
Ludgvan

Luduham / Luduam: Richard from Count of Mortain. 27 unbroken mares.

Nearby is Chysauster, England's oldest village street, c.100BC to 3rd century AD.

Maker

Macretone: Reginald from Count of Mortain.

From Maker Heights, Mount Edgecumbe House (rebuilt in original Tudor style) looks across to Plymouth Sound.
Manely

Mingeli: Osferth from Count of Mortain.

Marhamchurch

Maronecirche / Maroncirca: Hamelin from Count of Mortain.

Thatch and slate houses.
Mawgen (in Meneage)

Mawan / Maiuian / Mawant: Brictric from the king.

Nearby Trelowarren House is 16th-17th century.
Methleigh

Matele / a: Mathela: Bishop of Exeter. Count of Mortain took the fair, previously held by the Bishop.

Milton

Mideltone / a: Hamelin from Count of Mortain.

Minster

Talcar:

Lost.

Moresk

Moirieis:

Lost.
Moreton

Mortune: Iovin from Count of Mortain.

Now Great Moreton; Moreton Pound Farm; Moreton Mill.
Muchlarnick

Lanher: Reginald from Count of Mortain.

On the West Looe river; St. Nonna's Well.

Nancekuke

Lanchehoc / Lancichuc: Berner from St. Petroc's Church.

Nancekuke Common, a disused airfield; hamlet of Nance.
Newton Ferrers

Neweton / Niwetona / Niwetone: Reginald from Count of Mortain.

On the River Lynher near a clapper bridge; probably medieval.
Norton

Nortone / a: Iovin from Count of Mortain.

Now Norton Barton.

Old Kea

Landighe: Godwin from Count of Mortain.

Norman font in the church.
Otterham

Otrham / Ottram: Richard from Count of Mortain.

Padstow

Lanwenehoc / Languienoc: St. Petroc's Church from St. Michael's Church.

Fishing town with narrow slate alleys and quays. Padstow is named for St. Petroc, who founded a monastery here in the 6th century.
Patrieda

Peret / Pedret: Count of Mortain.

Now Patreida Barton.
Pawton

Pautone: Bishop of Exeter.

Farm; Neolithic burial mounds on the downs.
Pelynt

Plunent: Algar from Count of Mortain.

Attractive. 14th-15th century church with arcade of Tuscan columns.
Pencarrow

Penguare / Penquaro: Thurstan from Count of Mortain.

Now Pencarrow Cross; 17th century manor house.
Pendavey

Pendavid: Boia the priest from Count of Mortain.

Pendrim

Paindran / dram:

Lost.
Penfound

Penfou: Brian from Count of Mortain.

Penfound Manor on one of Cornwall's oldest inhabited sites.
Pengelly

Pengelle / i: Ednoth, the pre-Conquest holder, from Count of Mortain.

Pengold

Panguol: Rabel from Count of Mortain.

Penhallym

Penhal / Pennalum: Richard from Count of Mortain. 20 goats.

Farm.
Penhalt

Pennalt: Osferth, the pre-Conquest holder, from Count of Mortain.

Penhalt Cliff overlooks Bude Bay.
Penharget

Pennehalgar: Tavistock Church.

Penhawgar

Pennhalgar / ahalgar: Reginald from Count of Mortain.

Farm.
Penheale

Pennehel: King's land, formerly Earl Harold.

Manor house.
Penhole

Polhal: Wulfsi from Count of Mortain.

Penpell

Penpel:

Lost.
Penpoll

Paenpau / Penpau: Reginald from Count of Mortain.

Penpont

Penponte / a: Osferth, the pre-Conquest holder, from Count of Mortain.

Only Penpont Water, a tributary of the River Inny, remains.
Pentewan

Bentewoin: Algar from Count of Mortain.

On Mevagissey Bay. Tin from Pentewan Valley was once shipped from the harbour; there were tin works 50ft below sea level.
Penventinue

Penfontenio: Hamelin from Count of Mortain.

Perranuthnoe

Odenol: Brictric, the pre-Conquest holder, from Count of Mortain.

Church with 15th century tower and a Norman font.
Perranzabuloe

Lanpiran: Held by the Canons of St. Pirans; before 1066 it was free. 3 hides. Land for 8 ploughs. 4 villagers, 8 smallholders, 2 slaves. Pasture; 8 cattle; 30 sheep. Value 12s; before, 40s. Berner holds land here from the Count of Mortain, who has taken away all stock from another hide, which Odo holds from St. Pirans.

Philleigh

Egleshos / Eglossos: Thurstan from Count of Mortain, formerly Earl Harold.

'Cob' cottages made of straw and clay.
Pigsdon

Pigesdone / Pighesdona: Gotshelm.

Farm.

Pillaton

Piletone / a: Reginald from Count of Mortain.

Clapper Bridge near Pentille Castle.
Polroad

Polrode / a:

Lost.
Polscoe

Polescat / Polschat / Polscat: Richard and Andrew from Count of Mortain. 20 unbroken mares, 240 castrated rams.

Near Restormel Castle, originally Norman and rebuilt by the Dukes of Cornwall, the first of whom was the Black Prince.
Polsue

Polduh / Poldu: Richard from Count of Mortain.

Manor farm.
Polyphant

Polefand / t: Nigel from Count of Mortain.

On the edge of Bodmin Moor. Norman stone quarries are still being worked.
Porthallow

Portatlant: Odo from Count of Mortain.

Holiday resort; formerly a fishing village.
Poughill

Pochehelle / Poccahetilla: William from Count of Mortain.

Near the site of the Royalist victory at Stamford Hill.
Poundstock

Podestot / Pondestoch: Iowin from Count of Mortain.

Norman church, rebuilt in the 15th century.
Probus

Lanbrebois / brabois: Canons of St. Probus from St. Michael's Church. 160 sheep.

Georgian houses. Church, with Cornwall's highest tower, is dedicated to Saints Probus and Grace, a married couple.

Rame

Rame: Ermenhald from Tavistock Church. 18 goats.

Rame Head is the site of the ruined 14th century chapel of St. Michael's, once a landmark for sailors entering Sutton Pool.
Raphael

Raswale: Reginald from Count of Mortain, formerly Aelfeva.

Rialton

Rieltone / a: St. Michael's Church.

The Old Hall, the summer residence of the last Prior of Bodmin (c.1542), has a wagon roof and holy well.
Rillaton

Risleston / Risllestona: Count of Mortain.

On the River Lynher, opposite Rilla Mill.
Rinsey

Renti / s: Count of Mortain and Wulfward from him.

Rinsey Head, overlooking Praa Sands; remains of medieval Pengersick Castle nearby.
Roscarnon

Roscarnau:

Lost.
Roscarrock

Roscaret: Nigel and Alfred from Count of Mortain.

Ruins of a manor house; 17th century farm buildings; chapel; holy well.
Rosebenault

Rosminuet:

Lost.
Rosecare

Roschel: Berner from Count of Mortain.

Rosecraddoc

Recharedoc / Rekaradoc: Hamelin from Count of Mortain.

Manor house.
Roseworthy

Ritwore / i: King's land, formerly Earl Harold.

Now Roseworthy Barton; 18th century Methodist chapel of thatch and whitewash.

St. Buryan

Eglosberrie / a: Canons of St. Buryans.

Surrounded by Bronze and Iron Age relics including a stone circle, the Merry Maidens.
St. Enoder

Heglosenuder / Hecglosenuda: Count of Mortain from St. Petroc's Church.

14-15th century church with a Norman font.
St. Gennys

Sainguinas / Sanwinas: Iovin from Count of Mortain.

Holy well.
St. Germans

St. Germani / Scs German: Canons of St. Germans Church; Bishop of Exeter.

Town. St. Germans was the seat of the Bishops of Cornwall, 926-1043. Church has a fine Norman west end and doorway.
St Juliot

Sanguiland / t: Thurstan from Count of Mortain.

Only a church still bears the same name; restored by Thomas Hardy as a young architect (his wife, Emma, was the vicar's sister-in-law).
St. Keverne

Lannachebran: Canons of St. Achebran's from St. Michael's Church.

Church with a tower-cum-spire which warns ships of a dangerous reef, The Manacles.
St. Kew

Lanehoc / Lantloho: King's land. Iovin from Count of Mortain, formerly Earl Harold.

A Georgian rectory; slate cottages; Tregeare Rounds. Nearby is an Iron Age fort, with double ramparts.
St. Michael's Mount

Scs Michael / Michahel: Count of Mortain, formerly Brismar the priest.

Island, castle and village named after St. Michael. The castle, built as a monastery, dates from 1135.
St. Neot

Neot / Nietes(s) tou: St. Neot's Church; Odo from Count of Mortain.

Church with magnificent 16-17th century stained glass windows; holy well of St. Neot.
St. Stephen's (by Launceston)

Lanscauestone / a: St. Stephen's Church; Count of Mortain took a market from this manor and put it in his castle.

District of Launceston; St. Stephen's Church.
St. Winnow

Sanwinuec / San Winnuc: Godfrey from Bishop of Exeter.

Church with beautiful 15th century stained glass.
Sheviock

Savoich: Ermenhald from Tavistock Church.

Slate cottages; medieval dovecote.
Skewes

Schewit / Eschewit:

Lost.
Stratton

Stratone / a: Count of Mortain, formerly Bishop Osbern and Alfred the Marshal. 10 salthouses, 300 sheep.

Almost a suburb of Poughill; inn with medieval timbering and a Tudor fireplace.

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