Poulton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Poulton
Historical Forms
- æt Pultune 855 BCS487 11th ib
- Pultun, Pulton(e) 1100–35,1125–54 Tewk72,73 1185 Templar 1242 Ipm 1248 Ass 1263 Ch 1577 M
- Poulton 1221 Eyre 1263 Ch 1654 PR
- Powlton 1667 ib
- Polton(e) by Creckelade, Polton(e) juxta Creckelade, Polton(e) Crekkelade 1316 Ipm 1317 Fine
Etymology
'Farmstead by the pool', v. pull 'pool' (which is often indistinguishable from pōl 'pool'), tūn . Cf. Poulton iii, 252infra .