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.

Poolfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Hewelsfield

Historical Forms

  • Poolefield 1580 FF
  • Poolefeild 1618 SPDom

Etymology

, Poolefield 1580FF , Poolefeild 1618SPDom 4 , v. pōl , feld , possibly named from a small pool on the south side of the village .