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Lanyon Quoit March 2009
Lanyon is a surname which originates from the hamlet of Lanyon (Madron), Cornwall, and may refer to: * Charles Lanyon (1813−1889), English architect * George Hacker (bishop), George Lanyon Hacker (born 1928), English Suffragan Bishop of Penrith * Ellen Lanyon (1926–2013), American painter and printmaker * Hastie Lanyon, a fictional character in ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' * John Lanyon Whiting (1851–1922), Canadian lawyer and politician * Karen Lanyon, Australian senior career officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade * Mike Lanyon (born 1951), former Australian rules footballer * Owen Lanyon (1842−1887), British colonial administrator * Peter Lanyon (1918−1964), Cornish painter * Ted Lanyon (1939–2008), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player * Walter C. Lanyon (1887−1967), English religious writer * Wesley E. Lanyon (1926–2017), American ornithologist and museum curator * Carlton Dawe, William Carlton Lanyon Dawe, generally known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanyon (Madron)
Lanyon is a Hamlet (place), hamlet in the parish of Madron in Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on a north facing slope on the Madron to Morvah road. The nearest town is Penzance to the south. Toponymy Lanyon derives from ''Lyn yeyn'' in the Cornish language meaning cold pool. It has been previously written as Liniein, Leniein, Lenien (all three in 1214), Linyeine (1244), Lenyen (1285), Lynyeyn (1326), Lanyayn (1443) and Lennyen (1447). In 1878, Wayfarer in The Cornishman (newspaper), The Cornishman, and in 1880 William Bottrell states the name was pronounced as ''La-nine'' and ''Lanine'' respectively. The Lanyon (other), Lanyon surname originates from the hamlet and there are places in the parishes of Gwinear-Gwithian, Gwinear and Illogan where the name was taken by a branch of the family. History There is evidence of Neolithic Europe, Neolithic occupation of the area with the nearby megalithic tombs of Lanyon Quoit and West Lanyon Quoit, both within . In the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |