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.

Pixon Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Piggeston, Pigeston, Pyxton 1488 Rental

Etymology

The first element may be ME  pigge , used perhaps as a pers. name.