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.

Poflet

Early-attested site in the Parish of Milton Abbot

Historical Forms

  • Poghelippe 1242 Fees781
  • Poghelyp(e) 1296 Deed
  • Poghlippe 1303 FA
  • Poggelyp 1346 FA
  • Poghlep, Poghlup 1412 Deed

Etymology

'Poh (h )a 's hlype.' There is a dip down to a little stream here and up again (J. J. A.). The persistent gh makes OE  puca, 'goblin,' improbable.