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.

Poyning's Town

Early-attested site in the Parish of Seaford

Historical Forms

  • Chyntyng Ponynges 1330 ADiii

Etymology

Poyning's Town [pʌniŋz] is the site of the manor of Chyntyng Ponynges (1330 AD iii). It was once in the possession of Michael, Lord Poynings (SAC 7, 84).

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Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement