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.

Postlake Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodbury

Historical Forms

  • Potteslak(e) 1249 Ass 1333 SR
  • Poteslake 1374 IpmR

Etymology

'Pott 's streamlet,' v. lacu . Cf. Postlip (Gl), Poteslepe DB.