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.

New Pool, Old Pool

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wallasea Island

Etymology

New Pool, Old Pool (in Great Stambridge parish). Cf. Bridepol 1248Ass , Le Po (o )lemers (s )h (e ), La Po (o )lemers (s )h (e ), Po (o )lemarsshe 1310Deeds Enrolled , 1348, 1360 Ipm, 1412 FA, 1419MinAcct , 1431FF , 1522 LP, Palmershe ib.v. bridd , 'bird,' pol , mersc .