Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Suttone 891 Bodl(S347(2)) 14

• Sutone 1086 DB

• Sutona Exon

• Sutton(e) 1204,1208 P 1218 FF 1259,1273 Cl 1280 Ass 1285 FA

• Sutton(e) Poinz 1307–14 Ipm

• Sutton(e) Pointz 1314 Cl 1348 Pat 1811 OS

• Sutton(e) Poyntz 1319 FF 1342 Weld1

• Sutton Peynz 1399 Cl

• Sutton Poyn(e)s 1412,1431 FA 1504 Ipm

• Sutton Poynt(e)s 1524 Weld1 l17 et freq

• Sutton Poyntez 1531 ib

• Sutton Poynt 1539 LP

• Sutton Pointes 1569 Ct

• Suttun 1212 Fees

• Sotton(e) 1280 Ass 1285 FA

• Sotton(e) Poyntz 1353 Ilch

• Sotton(e) Pounsz 1399 MinAcct

• Soutton 1340 NI

• Soutton Poyntz 1393 MinAcct

• Puinz 1212 Fees

• Poinz 1218 FF

• Poynz 1259,73 Cl

• Poynz 1280 Ass

Etymology

Sutton Poyntz (SY 706837), Suttone 891 (14) Bodl (S 347(2)), Sutone 1086 DB, Sutona Exon, Sutton (e )1204, 1208 P, 1218 FF, 1259, 1273 Cl, 1280Ass , 1285 FA et passim , Sutton (e ) Poinz 1307–14 Ipm, Sutton (e ) Pointz 1314 Cl, 1348 Pat, 1811 OS, Sutton (e ) Poyntz 1319 FF, 1342Weld 1 et passim , Sutton Peynz 1399 Cl, Sutton Poyn (e )s 1412, 1431 FA, 1504 Ipm, Sutton Poynt (e )s 1524Weld 1et freq to l17ib , Sutton Poyntez 1531ib , Sutton Poynt 1539 LP, Sutton Pointes 1569Ct , Suttun 1212 Fees, Sotton (e )1280Ass , 1285 FA, Sotton (e ) Poyntz 1353Ilch , Sotton (e ) Pounsz 1399MinAcct , Soutton 1340 NI, Soutton Poyntz 1393MinAcct . 'South farm', v. sūð , tūn ; Sutton Poyntz was a royal manor in DB and 'south' may refer to its situation in relation to Dorchester, but cf. Eston supra and Weston infra which may be much older than their recorded spellings indicate. The manor was held by the family of Poyntz from the 13th cent. (Nicholas Puinz 1212 Fees, Hugh Poinz 1218 FF, Nicholas Poynz 1259, 73 Cl, Hugh Poynz 1280Ass , etc.). For the liberty of Sutton Poyntz, v. Culliford Tree hundred supra ; for the former church or chapel here, v. Prospect Ctg infra .