Penpoll Explained

Penpoll is a farm in the parish of Quethiock, Cornwall, England, UK.^[1] It is near the hamlet of Blunts and north of Tideford Cross.^[2] The meaning of Penpoll is "head of a creek".^[3]

The manor of Penpoll was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was held by Reginald from Robert, Count of Mortain. There was 1 acre of land and land for 3 ploughs which were there. There were 4 serfs, 6 villeins, 6 smallholders, 3 acres of meadow, 6 acres of woodland, 30 acres of pasture, 5 cattle, 15 pigs, 60 sheep and 1 cob. The value of the manor was unchanged at £1-10s.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston (Tavistock & Looe). 978-0-319-23287-3. Ordnance Survey.
2. Ordnance Survey (1961) One-inch Map of Great Britain: Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186
3. Weatherhill, Craig (2009). A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. ; p. 54
4. Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) Cornwall, Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,2,22