Pen Cross
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hemyock
Historical Forms
- Penn, Pen Cross 1718 DKR41,543
- atte Penne 1330 SR
- at Pen 1524 SR
Etymology
Blomé (89) would identify this with the peon mynet of BCS 724 in the land boundaries of Culmstock, but as has been shown supra 612 n. the two sites cannot be the same. We may have here the British pen , 'head, top,' as in Pinn supra 593, or else the OE penn, 'enclosure.'