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.

Pophley's Farm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stokenchurch

Historical Forms

  • Poghleia c.1210 Miss 14th
  • Poghele 1302 Ipm 1325 Cl
  • Poughele 1302 Ipm
  • Poghlee 1364 Cl
  • Paufleys 1766 J

Etymology

As all these forms are taken from pers. names we may suspect that this is a genuine manorial name and that the holder of the manor came from Poughley (Berks).