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.

Pow Grove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Solihull

Historical Forms

  • Puck grove, Puckegrove, Pouck grove, Powkgrove 1638 Add
  • Pow Grove c.1840 TA

Etymology

Pow Grove is Puck grove , Puckegrove , Pouck grove , Powkgrove 1638Add , Pow Grove c. 1840TA . 'Goblin-haunted grove,' v. puca .