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.

Pupers Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckfastleigh

Historical Forms

  • Poweburghys forest 1481 Ct
  • Puppers 1809 M

Etymology

'Pubba 's burh.'Cf. Publow (So), Pubbelowe 1258, 1308 FF.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement