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Pollsolsek
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Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Hayle
Hundred:
Penwith
Notes:
Sols ‘shilling (coin), cattle’ + -ek. There is a reference to Polsulec c. 1250 on Heritage Gateway, poss. Misspelling. Bosoljack (Madron) has similar historical spellings – Bossulsek 1334
Elements:
poll
Meaning:
pool
solsek
Meaning:
profitable
Elements notes:
poll 'pool, pit' + solsek 'refers to shillings, a rich farm'
Historic forms:
Polsulseg 1261, Polsulsek 1334, 1428.