Lostwithiel

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

  1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1059).

References
  1. Mills, A. D. (1996). The Popular Dictionary of English Place-Names. Parragon Book Service Ltd and Magpie Books
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