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.

Ponshurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leatherhead

Historical Forms

  • Punesherst c.1170 Deed 1208 FF
  • Puneshurst c.1250 Deed
  • Poneshurst 1255 Ass
  • Poneshurst in Leddred 1346 Deed
  • Ponshurstfeld 1331 ADii
  • Ponshurst 1358 Rental

Etymology

Ponshurst (lost) is Punesherst c. 1170Deed , 1208FF , Puneshurst c. 1250Deed , Poneshurst 1255Ass , Poneshurst in Leddred 1346Deed , Ponshurstfeld 1331 AD ii, Ponshurst 1358Rental . v. hyrst . The first element seems to be the pers. name Pūn (a ) found in Poynings (PN Sx 287).