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.

Pen Pole

Early-attested site in the Parish of Henbury

Historical Forms

  • on pen pau, of pen pau 883 BCS551 11th
  • Penpole Hill 1830 M

Etymology

Pen Pole, on pen pau , of pen pau 883 (11th) BCS 551, Penpole Hill 1830 M.This is a Celtic p.n. from Brit  penno-, Welsh  pen , 'hill, hill-top'.It is at the end of a steep lofty ridge above Shirehampton. The second el. is obscure.