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Summary

Polson. Nb polson bridge crosses the tamar between devon and cornwall. 'pouleston brigge' is first mentioned in a document of 1338 and again as 'polstun bridge' in c 1550 by leland. The medieval form suggests that the original vowel was long. The name may therefore be a compound of 'pool' and 'stone' possibly referring to some stone here by the river marking the county boundary between devon and cornwall. Alternatively the first element could be a personal name 'paul' and denote 'paul's farm' (mawer et al).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX38SE/24

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• STONE (Early Medieval to XVI - 1066 AD to 1600 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV225130.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)190.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV225131.

Des=worksheet/(goodyear,afu,1990).

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Polson. Nb polson bridge crosses the tamar between devon and cornwall. 'pouleston brigge' is first mentioned in a document of 1338 and again as 'polstun bridge' in c 1550 by leland. The medieval form suggests that the original vowel was long. The name may therefore be a compound of 'pool' and 'stone' possibly referring to some stone here by the river marking the county boundary between devon and cornwall. Alternatively the first element could be a personal name 'paul' and denote 'paul's farm' (mawer et al).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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