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Penpoll
Coordinates 50°26′46″N4°20′42″W / 50.446°N 4.345°W / 50.446; -4.345 Coordinates: 50°26′46″N4°20′42″W / 50.446°N 4.345°W / 50.446; -4.345

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]

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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


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