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.

Pudsham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckland in the Moor

Historical Forms

  • Puttekesham 1318 Ass
  • Puttokisham 1374 SR
  • Northeputtysham 1554 Recov

Etymology

'Puttoc 's ham(m).' Alternatively the first element may be ME  puttock , 'kite.'

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement