Kelynack (from kw, Kelynek, meaning "abundant with holly") is a settlement in west

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

, England, UK.

Geography

Kelynack is on the

Penwith peninsula Penwith (; kw, Pennwydh) is an area of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located on the peninsula of the same name. It is also the name of a former local government district, whose council was based in Penzance. The area is named after one ...

approximately four miles (6 km) north north-east of

Land's End Land's End ( kw, Penn an Wlas or ''Pedn an Wlas'') is a headland and tourist and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England, on the Penwith peninsula about west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road. To the east of it is ...

and one mile (1.6 km) south of St Just. It lies along the

B3306 road The B3306, also known as the West Cornwall Coast Road, is a major road of southwestern Cornwall. It connects St Ives in the east to St Just in the west, and eventually joins the A30 road to the northeast of Sennen in the southwest of the Penwi ...

which connects St Ives to the

A30 road The A30 is a major road in England, running WSW from London to Land's End. The road has been a principal axis in Britain from the 17th century to early 19th century, as a major coaching route. It used to provide the fastest route from Lond ...

, and is the last settlement before the road joins the A30. Kelynack lies within the

Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty The Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers in Cornwall, England, UK; that is, about 27% of the total area of the county. It comprises 12 separate areas, designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 for ...

(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 Cape Cornwall School is a coeducational secondary school located in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, England. , the school had 270 pupils aged 11 to 16 years. The Executive Head is Jan Woodhouse and the Head of School is Jon Hall with Leanne Stodd ...

History

Kelynack was mentioned in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...

where it was listed as Chelenoc, and as the

Tithing A tithing or tything was a historic English legal, administrative or territorial unit, originally ten hides (and hence, one tenth of a hundred). Tithings later came to be seen as subdivisions of a manor or civil parish. The tithing's leader or ...

of Kelynack in the

Assize Rolls The courts of assize, or assizes (), were periodic courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court. The assizes ex ...

of 1284. Kelynack Board School () was opened on 2 June 1880 with accommodation for one hundred children. 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.″ 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 ''Ilex'' (), or holly, is a genus of over 570 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. ''Ilex'' has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus. The species are evergreen o ...

grove.

References

External links

* Hamlets in Cornwall St Just in Penwith {{Penwith-geo-stub