Pollard
Early-attested site in the Parish of Preston
Historical Forms
- Polres 1240,1254 FF
- le Polre 1260 Rental
- (le) Poller 1304 YI 1347 Ch
- Polard 1786 Tuke
Etymology
Pollard is Polres 1240, 1254 FF, le Polre 1260Rental , (le ) Poller 1304 YI, 1347 Ch, Polard 1786 Tuke. Pollard, which is on very low-lying marshy land, is from OE *polra in the sense 'marshy land'; cf. MLG polre 'low-lying land reclaimed from the sea' and v. Powderham, PN D 502 and Mawer, Problems 51–2.