Poulton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pulford
Historical Forms
- Pontone 1086 DBf.265
- ?Puntona 1146 Cott.NeroCiii
- Poutona 1146 Dieul
- Pouten 1699 Sheaf
- Poton 1557 ib
- Pooton 1656 Orm2 1680 Sheaf
- Pultun', abbas de Pultun' m12 StRO
- Pulton, abbatia de Pulton 1153 Dugd 1153–80 Pat 1427 Ch 1154–60 NotCestr 1330 1724
- Pulton Green 1671 Sheaf
- Polton, Poltona, Poltone c.1180,1190–94,13,1217–29,1245–50,1251–5 Dieul
- Poulton, abbatia de Poulton c.1208–29 Tab
- Poulton…behind the Forrest of Delamere 1543 Sheaf 1581
- Poulton 1641 ChRR
- Pukton 1277 P
- Poolton 1656 Orm2 1724 NotCestr
Etymology
'Farm by a stream', v. pōl 1 , pull , tūn . The stream is Pulford Brook 155infra . The DB identification rests upon Tait 143. The spelling of Cott . Nero C iii f.215, the foundation charter of the abbey at Poulton, is corrupt. Facs 1 and Dugd v 628 read Puntona , Dieul 74 reads Poutona , but the MS has been altered, either to Puntonā from original Poiltonā , or to Puiltonā from original Pontonā . For the date of this document cf. Facs p.2. For the alternation of -nt - and -lt -, cf. Poltimore D 444. The abbey of Poulton was removed in 1214 and re-established near Leek St as Dieulacres Abbey. Poulton remained a grange of Dieulacres until the dissolution, cf. foll. It lay beyond Delamere Forest from the St house.