Polyphant (EN) / Pollefans (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Lewannick
Hundred: 
East Wivelshire
Elements: 

lefans

Meaning: 
toad

poll

Meaning: 
pool
Elements notes: 
poll 'pool' + lefans 'toad'
Historic forms: 
Polefand, Polofant 1086. Polefant c1170, Poluffonte 1291. Polefaunte 1296. polefond 1302, 1432. Polifaunt 1303, 1321. Polafant 1311. Polifount 1339. Polefaunde 1428. Pollyfont 1578.