Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Pulton 1260 Court 1637 Orm2

• Pulton in Walay E1 JRC

• Pulton in Waley 13,c.1277 AD

• Pulton in Waleysee 1391 ib

• Pulton iuxta Secum 1425 Plea

• Pulton in Wyrehall 1561 ChRR

• that other Pulton called by the name of Seacombe 1621 Orm2 1656

• Pulton' Walay 1278 ChFor

• Pulton' Waley 1307 Plea

• Pulton Waley 1387 Eyre

• Poulton in Waley 1307 Plea

• Poulton in Wallesly 1558 Pat

• Poulton 1637 Orm2 1639,1659 Sheaf

• Polton 1347 ChFor 1354 Orm2 17 ChRR 1582

• Poton 1558 Orm2 c.1642 Sheaf 17

• Puton 1563 Sheaf 17

• Poolton 1718 NotCestr 1724 Bry 1831 OS 1842

Etymology

'Farm by a creek', v. pull , tūn , named from its being beside Wallasey Pool 333infra , formerly a great tidal inlet from Mersey.