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Carclew Surname Definition:

CARCLEW: From Carclew, anc. Crucglew and Crucgleu, a barton in Mylor in Kerrier, which Tonkin thinks may come from "cruc-clew, the enclosure of barrows or by barrows, of which there are several in the adjoining commons." Qu.: from cryk-gleu, glew, the moist, wet, or stiff barrow.

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CARCLEW: From Carclew, anc. Crucglew and Crucgleu, a barton in Mylor in Kerrier, which Tonkin thinks may come from "cruc-clew, the enclosure of barrows or by barrows, of which there are several in the adjoining commons." Qu.: from cryk-gleu, glew, the moist, wet, or stiff barrow. Corclew would seem to be the same name.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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