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Tresco ((コーンウォール語:Enys Skaw),〔(Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) ) : (List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel ). Cornish Language Partnership.〕 meaning "island of elder-trees") is the second-biggest island of the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall, England. It is in size, measuring about by . ==History== In early times one group of islands was in the possession of a confederacy of hermits. King Henry I gave it to Tavistock Abbey which established a priory on Tresco; it was abolished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The priory was given the care of souls in the secular islands by the lord of the fief.〔Cornish Church Guide; p. 194〕 In 1233, a prior here, known as Alan of Cornwall, was made abbot of Tavistock. The original name for the island (including Bryher) was the (コーンウォール語:Ryn Tewyn) meaning ''promontory of sand-dunes''. In 1193 when the island was granted to the abbot of Tavistock by Pope Celestine III the island was known as ''St. Nicholas's island'' and by 1305 it is called ''Trescau'' (farm of elder-trees). By 1540 this has changed to ''Iniscaw'' (island of elder-trees).〔Weatherhill, C, Place Names in Cornwall and Scilly, 2005〕 The island was named as ''Trescaw'' in an 1814 publication. The island is administered for the crown by the Duchy of Cornwall〔The Duchy of Cornwall, by Crispin Gill and Martin Argles. David & Charles, 1987. ISBN 0-7153-8891-6〕 and is leased to the Dorrien-Smith estate, which runs it as a timeshare business. The Dorrien-Smith family (descended from Augustus Smith) held the position of Lord Proprietors of the Scilly Islands between 1834 and 1920. From 2001 until 2009, the island hosted a marathon run organised in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. The course consists of 7½ laps around the island. The event is always held on the same day as the London Marathon.〔http://www.tresco.co.uk/about-tresco/marathon/Tresco-Marathon.asp〕 Past winners include Dara O'Kearney and Bob Brown. In 2007 a rebuild of the Abbey Farm/Shed area was completed; this area served as RNAS Tresco, a seaplane base during the First World War.〔Squadron histories: R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F., since 1912 by Peter Lewis. 1968. Page 82〕 The development included rental cottages, a swimming pool, a health centre and the "Flying Boat Club" restaurant. 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「Tresco, Isles of Scilly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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