Poyston Cross
hamlet · Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Poyston Cross likely means 'the cross at Pöynda's farmstead'. 'Pöynda' is a personal name, 'tun' means farmstead, and 'cross' refers to a stone cross.
Word origins
- Poys
- Old EnglishPöynda (personal name)(from Pöynda "personal name")
- ton
- Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")
- Cross
- Old Englishstone cross(from cros "stone cross")