Pinchpools
Early-attested site in the Parish of Manuden
Historical Forms
- Pincepo 1086 DB
- Pinkepol' 1183 P
- Pinchepol(e) 1184,1190 P
- Pynchepoles 1429 WAM
- Pynchepolis 1493–1500 ECP
Etymology
No explanation of this name can be offered. It may be that the first element is the same as that found in Pinchbeck (L), DBPinchebec , Pinchmill (PN BedsHu 32) and a lost Pininchesdich (C) in RH (1279).