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Trewartha Climate Classification World Map
Trewartha and Andrewartha are Cornish family names (and placename, Dexter). There are places called Trewartha in the parishes of Merther, St Agnes, St Neot and Veryan. According to the ''Handbook of Cornish Names'' by G. Pawley White, "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead". ''Cornish Names'' by Dr T. F. G. Dexter : Royal Institution of Cornwall : publ. 1926 Longmans Green: reprinted 1968 Bradford Barton : says on p. 15 - Nouns: "tre" a "town", feminine, (maybe a hamlet or house, also Brythonic Celt Welsh "tref", about 4-500AD). Adjectives: "Wartha" : "upper" (maybe higher or greater or on a hill) cf. "Wollas" : "lower" ( maybe smaller or lesser or in a valley, of the two). "Trewartha" page 25. "Andrewartha" page 60. Definite Article: "An", (Brythonic Celt Cornish language)p18, is used as : of the, in the, on the, at the, in place names. EA 8.2009 ''Tre'' = Farm, Homestead (x) - - ''Wartha'' = Above, Upper(x) As ''An'' is Cornish fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornish People
The Cornish people or Cornish ( kw, Kernowyon, ang, Cornƿīelisċ) are an ethnic group native to, or associated with Cornwall: and a recognised national minority in the United Kingdom, which can trace its roots to the ancient Britons who inhabited southern and central Great Britain before the Roman conquest. Many in Cornwall today continue to assert a distinct identity separate from or in addition to English or British identities. Cornish identity has been adopted by migrants into Cornwall, as well as by emigrant and descendant communities from Cornwall, the latter sometimes referred to as the Cornish diaspora. Although not included as an tick-box option in the UK census, the numbers of those writing in a Cornish ethnic and national identity are officially recognised and recorded. Throughout classical antiquity, the ancient Britons formed a series of tribes, cultures and identities in Great Britain; the Dumnonii and Cornovii were the Celtic tribes who inhabited what w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Name
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merther
Merther ( kw, Eglos Merther, meaning ''marter's church'') is a small hamlet east of Truro in Cornwall, England. It lies on the eastern side of the Tresillian River in the civil parish of St Michael Penkevil. It was formerly the churchtown of the small parish of Merther, and also the site of a manor house and medieval chapel dedicated to St Cohan (also spelt Coan). The former parish church is now in ruins. St Coan was a martyr; there were formerly at Merther a chapel and holy well dedicated to him. A new church was built at Tresillian Bridge in 1904 (the font, bells, statue of St Anthony and pulpit from Merther were moved to the new church). The church was abandoned in the mid-20th century. Geography Merther (altitude:) is from the eastern bank of the tidal, Treslllian River, a tributary of the Truro River which flows into the River Fal. It is via the modern tarmac road to Tresillian Church (which replaced St Cohan's) and the A390 road, which connects Truro and St Austel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Agnes, Cornwall
St Agnes ( kw, Breanek) is a civil parish and a large village on the north coast of Cornwall, UK. The village is about five miles (8 km) north of Redruth and ten miles (16 km) southwest of Newquay. ''and'' An electoral ward exists stretching as far south as Blackwater. The population at the 2011 census was 7,565. The village of St Agnes, a popular coastal tourist spot, lies on a main road between Redruth and Perranporth. It was a prehistoric and modern centre for mining of copper, tin and arsenic until the 1920s. Local industry has also included farming, fishing and quarrying, and more recently tourism. The St Agnes district has a heritage of industrial archaeology and much of the landscape is of considerable geological interest. There are also stone-age remains in the parish. The manor of Tywarnhaile was one of the 17 Antiqua maneria of the Duchy of Cornwall. Geography St Agnes, on Cornwall's north coast along the Atlantic Ocean, is in the Pydar hundred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Neot, Cornwall
St Neot ( ) ( kw, Loveni) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish population at the 2011 census was 947. It is between the towns of Bodmin and Liskeard. The parish is named after the Saxon monk, Saint Neot (who also gives his name to St Neots in Cambridgeshire, to where his alleged bones were taken in the early Middle Ages), and means "pleasant (or beautiful) pasture (or habitation)" in Hebrew. On the northern side the parish includes part of Bodmin Moor and hamlets in the parish include Draynes, Ley and Pantersbridge. History and antiquities Arthur Langdon (1896) records eight Cornish crosses and two cross bases in the parish. Four-hole Cross is located by the main Launceston to Bodmin road close to the milestone showing eight miles to Bodmin. The shaft is ornamented on all four sides. The other crosses are three in the vicarage garden, another in the village, another in the churchyard (its shaft is ornamented on all four sides with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veryan
Veryan (Cornish language, Cornish: ''Elerghi'') is a coastal civil parishes in England, civil parish and village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village has been described as one of Cornwall's loveliest inland villages and as ′a mild tropic garden′ by John Betjeman. It is probably best known for the round-houses, built by the vicar Jeremiah Trist in the early 19th century. Geography The southern boundary of the parish is along the English Channel from the Pendower stream in the west to Portholland in the east. To the west is the parish of Gerrans and on the east is St Michael Caerhays. Veryan is bounded by the parishes of Philleigh, Ruan Lanihorne and Tregony in the north.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' The parish comprises of land and of water. The A3078 is the main form of communication and runs along the north of the parish from St Mawes joining the A390 at Probus, Cornwall, Probus. The nearest railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Institution Of Cornwall
The Royal Institution of Cornwall (RIC) is a Learned society in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It was founded in Truro on 5 February 1818 as the Cornwall Literary and Philosophical Institution. The Institution was one of the earliest of seven similar societies established in England and Wales. The RIC moved to its present site in River Street in 1919 to the building that was originally Truro Savings Bank. It took its current name (Royal Institution of Cornwall) in 1821 after receiving royal patronage. It is a registered charity under English law. The Royal Institution of Cornwall owns and manages the Royal Cornwall Museum, which has a permanent display on the history of Cornwall from prehistoric times to the present day, as well as the natural history of Cornwall including an internationally important collection of Cornish minerals, and a pre-eminent collection of ceramics and fine art. The museum building also houses the Institution's Courtney Library, which currently hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brythonic Languages
The Brittonic languages (also Brythonic or British Celtic; cy, ieithoedd Brythonaidd/Prydeinig; kw, yethow brythonek/predennek; br, yezhoù predenek) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family; the other is Goidelic. The name ''Brythonic'' was derived by Welsh Celticist John Rhys from the Welsh word , meaning Ancient Britons as opposed to an Anglo-Saxon or Gael. The Brittonic languages derive from the Common Brittonic language, spoken throughout Great Britain during the Iron Age and Roman period. In the 5th and 6th centuries emigrating Britons also took Brittonic speech to the continent, most significantly in Brittany and Britonia. During the next few centuries the language began to split into several dialects, eventually evolving into Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Cumbric, and probably Pictish. Welsh and Breton continue to be spoken as native languages, while a revival in Cornish has led to an increase in speakers of that language. Cumbric and Pictish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrewartha
Andrewartha and Trewartha are Cornish family names. Etymology ''Cornish Names'' says: *Nouns: **"tre" a "town", feminine, maybe a hamlet or house **"tref: village, town", Brythonic Celt Welsh about 4-500 AD *Adjectives: **"Wartha": "upper" (maybe higher or greater or on a hill) ***cf. "Wollas": "lower" (maybe smaller or lesser or in a valley, of the two). *Definite article: **"An" used as: "of the", "in the", "on the", "at the", in place names. Brythonic Celt Cornish language (Dexter, p. 18). The book mentions "Trewartha" (p. 25), and "Andrewartha" (p. 60). The ''Handbook of Cornish Names''G. Pawley White, ''A Handbook of Cornish Names'', 1981. states: "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead". People *Herbert Andrewartha (1907–1992), Australian research scientist in the fields of entomology, biology, zoology and animal ecology *Janet Andrewartha (born 1952), Australian actress *John Andrewartha, Cornish-born American architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornish Language
Cornish (Standard Written Form: or ) , is a Southwestern Brittonic language, Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. It is a List of revived languages, revived language, having become Extinct language, extinct as a living community language in Cornwall at the Last speaker of the Cornish language, end of the 18th century. However, knowledge of Cornish, including speaking ability to a certain extent, continued to be passed on within families and by individuals, and Cornish language revival, a revival began in the early 20th century. The language has a growing number of second language speakers, and a very small number of families now raise children to speak revived Cornish as a first language. Cornish is currently recognised under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, and the language is often described as an important part of Cornish identity, culture and heritage. Along with Welsh language, Welsh and Breton language, Breton, Cornish is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bray
William Trewartha Bray (1 June 1794 – 25 May 1868), known as Billy Bray, was an unconventional Cornish preacher. Biography Billy Bray was born in 1794 in the village of Twelveheads, Cornwall, England, UK. He was the eldest of three children born to William Bray, who was a miner, and his wife Ann, who came from Gwennap. William Bray died when his children were young and they were cared for by their grandfather, who was a pious Methodist. After leaving school, Billy Bray worked as a miner in Cornwall and for seven years in Devon; during this time he was a drunkard and was prone to riotous behaviour. In 1821 he married Joanna, who was a lapsed Methodist and they eventually had seven children. In 1823 he had a close escape from a mining accident, and later said that he was converted in November of that year through reading John Bunyan's ''Visions of Heaven and Hell''.Bourne (1872), p. 4, and Martin (2009). The book referred to as being by Bunyan is now known to have been writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Thomas Trewartha
Glenn Thomas Trewartha (1896 – 1984) was an American geographer of Cornish American descent. Life He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with a Ph.D. in 1924. He taught at the University of Wisconsin. He gave an address to the Association of American Geographers, "A Case for Population Geography", in which he argued that "fundamentally geography is anthropocentric, and if such is the case, that numbers, densities and qualities of the population provide the essential background for all geography. Population provide the essential background for all geography. Population is the point of reference from which all other elements are observed, and from which they all singly and collectively derive significance and meaning". He also wrote about climate, explaining that the atmosphere was like "a pane of glass in a greenhouse... thus maintaining surface temperatures considerably higher than they otherwise would be." Awards *1926 Guggenhei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
