Penpoll

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]

Other places
Penpoll Mill, St Veep

There is a Penpoll Farm in the parish of Cardinham.[5] There are also places called Penpoll in the parishes of Crantock, Mawnan and St Veep. In the parish of Feock, in 1880, the smelting works employed ″... only a few hands.″[6]

References
  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston (Tavistock & Looe) (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 978-0-319-23287-3.
  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. ISBN 9781904808220; p. 54
  4. Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) Cornwall, Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,2,22
  5. Penpoll Farm; geograph.org
  6. "Devoran". The Cornishman (101). 17 June 1880. p. 5.


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