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.

Pylland

Field in the Parish of Theddingworth

Historical Forms

  • Pylland 1518 Braye
  • Over Pilland 1586 Terrier
  • Neather Pilland 1696 Map
  • Upper Pilland 1696 Map
  • Pilland Leys 1696 Map

Etymology

Pylland 1518, Over Pilland 1586 (v. uferra), Neather Pilland, Upper Pilland, Pilland Leys 1696 (v. leys) (v. land; with pyll or píll)