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.

Poughill

Major Settlement in the Parish of Poughill

Historical Forms

  • Pocheella, Pochehilla 1086 DB
  • Pochelee 1073–1103 StNicholas
  • Pokehill 1219 FF
  • Pochehull 1238 FF 1284 Ass
  • Poghahille 1238 Ass 1381 Exon
  • Poghelle 1279 Exon
  • Pouhahille 1238 Ass

Etymology

'Pohha 's hill.' Cf. Poflet supra 216 and Poughill (Co), Pochehelle DB, Poghehille 1198 FF. It may be noted that the Cornish place-name is pronounced [pɔfəl].

Places in the same Parish