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.

Putnoe (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Goldington

Historical Forms

  • Puttanho c.1053 KCD920 c.1250
  • Putenehou 1086 DB
  • Puteho 1163 P 1276 Ass
  • Puttenho 1167 P 1247 Ass Hy3 Ch 1317 Ass 1276 FA 1346,1428
  • Putho Ri Ch 1286
  • Putenho 1242 Fees886 1252 Ch
  • Potenho(u) 1276 Ass
  • Pottenho(e) 1276 Ass Eliz ChancP
  • Poutenho 1276 Ass 1302 FA
  • Potenhowe 1291 Tax

Etymology

'Putta's hoh.' Putta is a well-established OE name, occurring again in Puttenham (Herts).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement