PHEASANT, FESANT. From Lepheasant, near St. Austell; from le-vissan, the lower place; or le-vease, the outward place. Fazan, Fazon are most probably the same name.
PHYSICK. According to some, from Lefisick, in St. Austell. Hals considers Lefisick in St. Mewan the Refishoc of Domesday. Cf. Bosvîsick (see Bossowsack); also Trevisick in Blisland. D. Gilbert gives a place named Tre-izack, which he renders the corn town. Visick and Visack are most probably the same name as Physick.
PHYTHIAN. See Mithian.
PILE, PILL. From pil, a little hillock; also a sea ditch or salt-water trench, a trench filled at high water, a little harbour. According to Lhuyd, pill is also a manor or lordship.
PILLAMONTAYNE. See Pollamounter.
PILLIVANT. See Bullivant.
PILLOW. See Pellew.
PINARD. From pen-ard, the high head of land or rock; or the high hill.
PINFOUND. See Penfoune.
PINKERVIEL. See Penkevil.
PINNEY. See Pen.
PINNICK. See Pinnock.
PINNOCK. From the parish of the same name. Pryce gives "Pennick, Penneck, Penek, ack, ock, ok, the head creek, brook, rivulet, or place; Penok, head oak, nom. fam." A more reasonable derivation would be from pen-ick, the head place. Penneck, Pennick, Pennock, Pinnick, Penerkes, may be the same name, or of the same origin.
PLAMING. Another orthography of Plymin, q. v.
