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St Kew ((コーンウォール語:Lanndohow))〔(Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) ) : (List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel ). Cornish Language Partnership.〕 is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is also the name of the civil parish (known in Cornish as ''Pluw Gew''),〔 which includes the church town, St Kew, and nearby St Kew Highway (''Fordh Lanndogho''). The parish is named for a Welsh saint, Cywa or Kew, possibly the sister of Docco, also known as: Docuin, Docwinn, Docquinn,〔Name of village: Source: Doble, G. H. (1965) ''Saints of Cornwall, Part 4: Newquay, Padstow and Bodmin district''. Truro: Dean & Chapter; pp. 105-109〕 who founded a monastery at or near the village of St Kew.〔Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 119〕 The 15th-century church, however is now dedicated to St James.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=St Kew Conservation Area Character Statement, 1997 )〕 ==History== St Kew is mentioned in history earlier than any other place in Cornwall since it appears in the ''Life of St Samson''. The life includes an account of the saint visiting a monastery called Docco which was over the seas (St Samson came from Wales).〔Doble, G. H. (1965) ''Saints of Cornwall, Part 4: Newquay, Padstow and Bodmin district''. Truro: Dean & Chapter; p. 105〕 St Kew was a large manor at the time of Domesday Book. There were 5 hides of land which included land for 22 ploughs. There were 59 villagers and 26 smallholders with 20 ploughs between them. Also of meadow, of pasture and a large woodland; the livestock were 9 cattle and 120 sheep. The annual value was £6.〔Thorn, C. et al. (eds.) (1979) ''Cornwall''. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 1.4〕 At Bokelly there are a Tudor barn and a house which was apparently refronted in the late 17th century.〔Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 44〕 Pengenna is a 17th-century manor house.〔Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed., revised by E. Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 134〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Kew」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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