Poultmoor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Barnsley
Historical Forms
- Pountmor(e) 1330,1366 Ipm 1380,1414,1459 MinAcct
- Poundemore 1494 ib
- Poultmoor 1830 M
Etymology
Poultmoor, Pountmor (e )1330, 1366 Ipm, 1380, 1414, 1459MinAcct , Poundemore 1494 ib, Poultmoor 1830 M. This could formally be a compound of OFr pount 'bridge' (v. pont ) and mōr , but although there are a few ditches about it is unlikely on topographical and other grounds. It is possibly of similar origin to Poltimore (D 444), which Ekwall (DEPN) derives from an OE pers.n. Pulta of obscure origin.The modern spelling suggests this; the Pount - forms, which are due to French influence, occur sporadically also in Poltimore and Poultney (Lei); cf. Zachrisson, ANInfl 127 ff. An obscure OE pers.n. Punt (a ) is also possible (cf. Puntes pirian ii, 78 infra ).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Field Barn
- Furzey Furlong Barn
- The Grove
- Hill Copse
- Middleton Copse
- Queens Well Wood
- The Warren
- Winterwell
- Barnsley Park & Barnsley Wold