Laity Moor

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Laity Moor
Former Methodist chapel at Laity Moor
Laity Moor is located in Cornwall
Laity Moor
Laity Moor
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW758367
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTruro
Postcode districtTR3
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°11′17″N 5°08′31″W / 50.188°N 5.142°W / 50.188; -5.142

Laity Moor is a hamlet 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Penryn in Cornwall, England.[1] The name derives from the Cornish "goon lety" meaning "dairy downs".[2] (Laity is thought to mean "dairy", from "lait" meaning "milk", and "-ty", meaning "house".) The Laity family come from there.[3] It is in the civil parish of St Gluvias.

The former Methodist chapel at Laity Moor has served as the Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael and Holy Piran since 1996.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23290-3.
  2. ^ Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. ISBN 9781904808220; p. 44
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Home". Orthodoxincornwall.org.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2017.