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.

Pocknedge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brampton

Historical Forms

  • Pokenegge 1328 SR
  • Pokneg' 1365 RadCh
  • Pokenaye 1482 DbCh
  • Pokenedge 1531 Ct
  • Pokennedge 1600 FF

Etymology

Pocknedge, Pokenegge 1328 SR (p), Pokneg '1365 RadCh, Pokenaye 1482 DbCh, Pokenedge 1531Ct , Pokennedge 1600FF . Perhaps 'Poca's edge', v. ecg , cf. Pockley (PN NRY 72) and Pockthorpe (PN ERY 95) for the same pers.n.