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.

The Punt

Other OS name in the Parish of Cottenham

Historical Forms

  • le punt t.Ed3 Christ's
  • le poynte 1562 ib
  • The Punt c.1840 TA
  • Punts 1870 Witcham

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is le punt t. Ed 3Christ 's ,le poynte 1562 ib., The Punt c. 1840TA , Punts 1870Witcham . Cf. Puntelode 1393Ct ( in Soham ) , Punt mede 1493Rental ( in Oakington ) .