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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.

Poynton Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Povynton hey infra forestam de Macclesfeld 1412 Chol
  • parcum Johannis Warren' in Poynton 1490 Dow
  • at Poynton is a parke 1536 Leland
  • parcum de Pownton 1551 Dow

Etymology

, 1705 Orm2 , Povynton hey infra forestam de Macclesfeld 1412Chol ,parcum Johannis Warren ' in Poynton 1490Dow , at Poynton is a parke 1536 Leland, parcum de Pownton 1551Dow , v. park , (ge)hæg , cf. Lowerpark, Park Pit supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site