Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Pantesberie 1086 DB

• Pantesburi 1217 Pat

• Pantesbur' 1255 RH

• Pantesbyry 1312 Cl

• Pontesbir' 1203-4 Ass

• Pontisburi 1310 Ipm

• Pontisburie 1602 SBL13450

• Pontisbury 1722,6,34 PR(L)

• Pauntesbir' 1221-4,71-2 Ass

• Pantebur' 1242 Fees

• Pauntebir' 1266 Cl

• Ponsepre 1454 Fine

• Ponspery 1619 PR(StA)

• Pomspry 1752 PR(StA)

• Ponsburye 1495 Ipm 1746 PR(L)

• Ponsbrey 1643 PR(H)

• Ponsburie alias Pontesburie, Ponsburie upon the Hill 1615 SBL6845

• Pontsburye 1571 PR(H) 1775 PRCardington

• Ponstbury 1631 PR(H) 1715 PR(L)

• Ponsborough 1649 SAS4/VII

• Punsbury alias Pontesbury 1667 SBL9945

Etymology

Pontesbury alias Ponsbury occurs fairly frequently in the 17th cent., but in modern times the longer form has prevailed, with trisyllabic pronunciation. Ponsburie upon the Hill (1615) refers to the squatter settlement outside the village which is described in VCH VIII, pp. 253-4.