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Survey of English Place-Names

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Poynatts (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hambleden

Historical Forms

  • Pinets 1766 J 1796 Desb
  • Pinots 1826 B

Etymology

This manor takes its name from the Poynaunt family who in 1284 (FA) held the sixteenth part of a knight's fee in Hambleden.