English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Pillmouth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Landcross

Historical Forms

  • Pilmouth 1765 D

Etymology

The Torridge is still tidal here, and the pyll is probably descriptive of the Yeo, which enters the main river at this point.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement