Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• tres (hidas terræ) apud Fromemuthe apud insulam quæ dicitur la Ye 843 BCS739

• atte Fromemouþe atte yle ðan ye 843 ASCharters

• Fromouthe quod dicitur Insula Sē Elene 1310 Inqaqd

• at Fromemouthe, which is called the Island of St. Helen' 1311 Pat

• Insula S'ce Elene infra Warennam d'ni Regis de Purbyk 1409 MiltRoll e15

• Seynt Helenyslond 1423 e15 ib

• Insula Sē Helene in Purbyke 1535 VE

• (island called) St. Helen's 1545 Hutch3 1795 Boswell

• Scti Elyns Insul 1575 Saxton

• St. Elins Insul c.1586 Tres

• Sent Kleres 1597 DROMap

• Green I(sle) 1773 Bayly 1811 OS

• Green Island 1844 TA

• St. Helen's, now called Green or Stony Island 1774 Hutch1 1861 Hutch3

• capella S'ce Elene 1409 MiltRoll e15

Etymology

Green Island (SZ 006866), Green Island Lake, tres (hidas terræ ) apud Fromemuthe apud insulam quæ dicitur la Ye 843 for 934 (17) BCS 739, atte Fromemouþe atte yle ðan ye 843 for 934 (eME) ASCharters, Fromouthe quod dicitur Insula S  ē Elene 1310 Inq aqd, 'at Fromemouthe , which is called the Island of St . Helen '1311 Pat, Insula S 'ce Elene infra Warennam d 'ni Regis de Purbyk 1409 (e15) MiltRoll , Seynt Helenyslond 1423 (e15) ib , Insula S  ē Helene in Purbyke 1535 VE, (island called ) St . Helen 's 1545 Hutch3, 1795 Boswell, Scti Elyns Insul 1575 Saxton, St . Elins Insul c. 1586 Tres, Sent Kleres (probably for Elenes ) 1597DROMap , Green I (sle )1773 Bayly, 1811 OS, Green Island 1844TA , St . Helen 's , now called Green or Stony Island 1774 Hutch1, 1861 Hutch3. This small island in Poole Harbour was at first known simply as 'the island at the estuary of the Frome', v. ēg , ile , insula , mūða , R. Frome (RNs. infra ). The later name St Helen 's (is )land is from the dedication of the former chapel here (Hutch3 1538), called capella S 'ce Elene 1409 (e15) MiltRoll , v. land , ēg-land, cf. The Hermitage infra . Green Island Lake is a small channel in Poole Harbour, v. grēne 1 , lacu .