Lostwithiel
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English
Etymology
From Cornish, the exact origin is unknown; possibly Old Cornish lost gwydhyel (“tail-end of the woodland”), for the second element see Breton gwez.[1] More at Lostwithiel.
Proper noun
Lostwithiel
- A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1059). [2]
References
- ^ Mills, A. D. (1996). The Popular Dictionary of English Place-Names. Parragon Book Service Ltd and Magpie Books
- ^ Parish map