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.

Pockford Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chiddingfold

Historical Forms

  • Pockeford 1313 Ass
  • Pokeuord 1326 FF
  • Pokeford 1332 SR 1402 FA
  • Pockford Bridge 1620 Endowments

Etymology

Pockford Fm is aqua de Pokeford 1199 Pockeford 1313Ass , Pokeuord 1326 FF (p), Pokeford 1332 SR (p), 1402 FA (p), Pockford Bridge 1620 Endowments. 'Goblin ford,' v. puca and cf. Polebrook (PN Nth 215).