Pontesford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pontesbury
Historical Forms
- Pontesford' 1255-6(p),1291-2 Ass
- Pontesford 1308 Ipm
- Pontisford 1299,1490 Ipm
- Puntesford, Pundesford 1271-2 Ass
- Ponsforde 1440 Cl
- Ponsford 1564 SBL7031 1577 Saxton 1615 SBL6822
- Pontesford als Ponsford 1601 SBL12706
- Poinsert 1551 PR(H)
- Pontsford 1672 HTR
- Pontsort 1799 Townson
Etymology
Probably 'Pant's ford', with the same OE pers.n. as Pontesbury and Ponslith infra . The settlement is where the Shrewsbury road crosses a tributary of Rea Brook. The modern pronunciation is [pɔnsət].
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Engine Coppice
- Hinwood
- Edgegrove
- Little Halston
- Shorthill
- Panson
- Wood Hall
- Sydnall Cottage
- Polmere
- Marton
- Nox
- New Ho
- Church Hill Wood
- Malehurst
- Pontesford Hill
- Little Coppice
Other OS name
- Buck's Coppice
- Cruckton Hall
- Hanwood Gate Pool
- Hare and Hounds P.H.
- Hollybank
- Hortonlane Coppice
- Jenkins Coppice
- Moves Coppice
- Hinton Hall, Hinton Plantation
- New Mill
- Clanbrook Bridge
- Lea Cross, Lea Cross Bridge
- Lea Hall
- Trap Cottage
- Coppice Cottages and Ho
- Curtiss Coppice
- Gipsy Coppice
- Moat Hall
- Papermill Coppice
- Slade Lane
- Upper Woodhall Coppice and Lower Woodhall Coppice
- Bank Ho
- Broompatch
- Hall Fm
- Hays Coppice
- Hurst Bank
- Lingcroft Pool and Lingcroft Coppice
- Longden Bridge
- Longden Common
- Longden Coppice
- Longden Manor
- Longdenwood
- the Poplars
- Red Lion Inn
- Rock Cottage
- Roundhouse Fm
- Slang Coppice
- Woodhouse Fm
- Oaks Hall
- Oaks Lodge
- Oaks Wood
- Little Plealey
- Plealey Ho
- Radlith
- Radlith Wd
- Tag's Gutter
- Bridgleys
- Crown P.H.
- Hill Fm
- Horseshoe P.H.
- Mount Pleasant Nursery
- Nills Hill
- Polesgate
- Pontesbury Hill
- the Ring
- Woodhouse
- Brook Ho, Cliffdale Ho, the Grove, Linley Terrace, New Ho, the Poplars, Quarry Villa, Rose Villa, Somerville, South View Villa, White Hall, Willow Ho
- Brookside Ho
- Cherry Hayes Cottages
- Earlsdale, Vch Viii
- the Grove
- Hill Fm
- Lower and Upper Mill
- the Lyd Hole
- Nag's Head P.H.
- Old Lodge
- the Plantation
- Skin Mill Cottage
- Smithy
Major Settlement
- Arscott
- Asterley
- Boycott
- Cruckmeole
- Cruckton
- Edge
- Farley
- Halston
- Hinton
- Lea
- Little Hanwood
- Longden
- Newnham and Polmere
- Oaks
- Plealey
- Pontesbury and Malehurst
- Sascott
- Sibberscot
- Pontesbury
Field
- Banky Mdw
- Barkers Fd
- Barn Yd
- Bine Fd
- Bolt Mdw
- Big Bolt Yd
- Little Botts
- Brad 's Croft
- Brats Lsw
- Brook Mdw
- Broomy Mdw
- The Bryers
- Butterbridge
- Big Bylets
- Calves Croft
- Coalpit Mount
- Cockshut Yd
- Cottage Croft
- Cross Lsw
- Engine Fd
- Feggy Lsw
- The Flat
- Footway Pce
- Front Pce
- Gin Patch
- Gorze
- Gritty Mdw
- High Trees
- Holland Fd
- Lady Mdw
- The Linleys
- Little Mdw
- Long Furlong
- Long Mdw
- Lower Garden
- Mill Lsw
- Mill Pound
- New Mill Mdw
- Pits Lsw
- Pool Lsw
- Prill
- Rea Mdw
- Ryegrass Fd
- Sawpit Fd
- Slang
- Smelthouse Fd
- Tanhouse Fd
- Thistly Mdw
- Wheat Fd