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.

Pennicknold

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shebbear

Historical Forms

  • Piliaknolle 1333 SR

Etymology

Pennicknold was the home of Adam de Piliaknolle (1333SR ).Probably 'Pil (l )a 's cnoll or rounded hill,' cf. Pilistreet infra 173.For the ia , v. supra xxxvi.