Pinn
Early-attested site in the Parish of Otterton
Historical Forms
- Penna 1254,1325 Ass
- atte Pynne 1330 SR
- Punne 1336,1339 Ass
- Pynne 1481 FF
Etymology
This is probably the word found in Pinhoe supra 443, though the spellings with u suggest later confusion with OE pynd , 'enclosure' (v. Piend supra 151).The name would refer to the conspicuous hill called Pinn Beacon.