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POLLAMOUNTAIN, PILLAMONTAYNE. There are Polmanter Downs at St. Ives, and Pollamount in Pyder. According to D. Gilbert, the Polamonters are from Pollamonter in Newland. Tonkin, under Newlin, says Pallamaunter or Palmaunter was formerly a gentleman's seat, and gave name to an ancient family since removed to Trevyzick, in St. Columb Minor. One of the oldest orthographies of this surname was Pillamontayne. The name may mean the head of the mountain, from pol, a head. Pil is a little hillock, a sea ditch, a trench filled at high water; and pill is a manor or lordship.

POLLAN. See Bolland.

POLLARD, in H. R. POLARD. From pol-ard, the high top or head.

POLLCOWE. See Polleowe.

POLLEN. See Bolland.

POLLEOWE or POLLCOWE. I know not the proper orthography of this name, but it is most probably Pollcowe. There is Polga in Jacobstow. Polgoda in Peransand is from pol-goda, the head of the wood; and Polgoth signifies the old pit.

POLLEY. See Polwhele.

POLLITTO. See Bolitho.

POLLOMOUNTER. See Pollamounter.

POLLYBLAND. See Polyblank.

POLLYN. From pol-lyn, the head or top of the pond or pool. There is Polean in Pelynt, which Pryce renders from pol-lean, the full pool.

POLMEAR, POLMEER, POLMERE (extinct). From pol-mear, the great pool or pit. There is Polmear Cove in Zennor.

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