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.

Polebrook

Major Settlement in the Parish of Polebrook

Historical Forms

  • Pochebroc 1086 DB
  • Pokebroc 1207 FF 1428 FA
  • Pokesbrok 1314 Ipm
  • Pockebroc 1203 Ass
  • Pokbrok 1229 Cl
  • Pakebrok 1428 FA
  • Polebroc 1254 Seld13
  • Polebroke 1428 FA
  • Polbrok 1316 FA
  • Polebroke al. Pokebroke 1608 Recov

Etymology

'Goblin-brook,' v. puca , broc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site