Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Pulleseya, Pulleseia c.1154 Dugd 1329 Ch 1329

• Pullishey 1315 Orm2

• Pulseya 1329 ib

• capella de Pulsey 1344,1477 MinAcct 1500 Chol

• Pulsey Chapell 1496 Orm2

• the Chapell of Pulsey 1498 AddCh

• chapel Pulsey 1529 Orm2

• Pulsay (Eghes) 1410 ChRR

• Poosey 1216–72 Orm2 1666 Sheaf 1639 NotCestr 1724

• Poosey chappel 1315 Orm2 1666 1534(1666),1666 ib

• Powsey alias Newbrugh 1576 Saxton

• Powsey 1611 Speed

• Pulsty c.1240 Tab

• pastura vocata Poleseyes 1344 MinAcct

• Polsay 1410 ChRR 1591

• Poolesley 1609,1615 Sheaf

• Poolsey 1841 TA

Etymology

'Island at a pool', v. pull , pōl 1 , ēg . The chapel was built by, and belonged to, Norton Priory 173infra . Leycester, 1666 (Orm2 i643) notes 'In the demain of Dutton is also another chapel of ease, called Poosey-chappel within the parish of Runcorne, but is now ruinate and in decay. It is seated between the river and the park-pool within the demain of Dutton, but not in the township of Dutton, for the town of Dutton is within Budworth parish'. The park-pool was presumably the dead arm of the R. Weaver under the bank on which lies Dutton Park infra (cf. Dutton Lodge infra ) and the Poolsey estate included the water meadows on the north bank of the river here.Newbrugh is Newbrook infra , which is some distance to the north.