Polkyth (EN) / Pollkith (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
St Austell
Hundred: 
Powder
Elements: 

kiogh

Meaning: 
snipe (bird)

kith

Meaning: 
?Obscure possibly snipe

poll

Meaning: 
pool
Elements notes: 
<poll> ‘pool, pit’ + <kith> obscure – possibly <kiogh> ‘snipe’ or a personal name.
Historic forms: 
Polkyth 1884 (Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2009) Polkyth 1888 (OS 1888) Polkyth House 1888 (OS 1888)