Poole Keynes
Major Settlement in the Parish of Poole Keynes
Historical Forms
- Pole 931 BCS673 14th DB 1086 Ass 1268 Tax 1291
- La Pole 1242 FF 1305 FF
- Poole 1539 LP
- Pole Canes 1610 S
- Pool Keynes 1793 Cary
Etymology
'Pool,' v. pol . John Maltravers held the manor in 1327. He left two daughters, of whom the elder married Sir John Keynes (Aubrey 279). Cf. Somerford Keynes supra 46–7.