Kelynack

Coordinates: 50°06′41″N 5°40′45″W / 50.1115°N 5.6791°W / 50.1115; -5.6791

Kelynack

Kelynack (from Cornish: Kelynek, meaning "abundant with holly")^[1] is a settlement in west Cornwall, England, UK.

Geography[]

Kelynack is on the Penwith peninsula approximately four miles (6 km) north north-east of Land's End and one mile (1.6 km) south of St Just.^[2] It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road, and is the last settlement before the road joins the A30. Kelynack lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park. Kelynack is also the name of one of the three school houses at Cape Cornwall School.

History[]

Kelynack was mentioned in the Domesday Book where it was listed as Chelenoc, and as the Tithing of Kelynack in the Assize Rolls of 1284.^[3]

Kelynack Board School (grid reference

SW375294) was opened on 2 June 1880 with accommodation for one hundred children.^[4]^[5] In November 1882 a government inspector reported that the ″scholars are very neat and well-conducted; they are, of course, very backward; but a good beginning has been made.″^[6]

Pronounced (KEY – LIE – NACK) or pronounced (KELY (As in rely) – NACK)

Toponymy[]

First recorded in the Domesday Book as Chelenoc, then Kelkennek (1284), Kellenyek (1286), Kellenek (1300), Kelleynek (1302), Kellenick (1346), Kalynack (1589 and 1732), Killenick (1842). The name means holly grove.^[1]^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Craig Weatherhill (2017). The Place-Names of the Land's End Peninsula. Penwith Press. p. 123. ISBN 9781999777500.
^ OS Explorer 102. Land's End (Map). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978 0 319 24304 6.
^ Pool, P. A. S. (1981). "The Tithings of Cornwall". Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. New Series. VIII (pt 4): 275–337.
^ "St Just". The Cornishman. No. 98. 27 May 1880. p. 5.
^ "The Best Kind Of Attendance Officer". The Cornishman. No. 160. 4 August 1881.
^ "Kelynack Board School". The Cornishman. No. 229. 23 November 1882. p. 4.
^ Pool, Peter A S (1985). The Place-Names of West Penwith (Second ed.). Heamoor: Peter Pool. p. 55.

External links[]

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[CW2017-1] Craig Weatherhill (2017). The Place-Names of the Land's End Peninsula. Penwith Press. p. 123. ISBN 9781999777500.

[2] OS Explorer 102. Land's End (Map). Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978 0 319 24304 6.

[3] Pool, P. A. S. (1981). "The Tithings of Cornwall". Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. New Series. VIII (pt 4): 275–337.

[4] "St Just". The Cornishman. No. 98. 27 May 1880. p. 5.

[5] "The Best Kind Of Attendance Officer". The Cornishman. No. 160. 4 August 1881.

[6] "Kelynack Board School". The Cornishman. No. 229. 23 November 1882. p. 4.

[7] Pool, Peter A S (1985). The Place-Names of West Penwith (Second ed.). Heamoor: Peter Pool. p. 55.

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