Pounsley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Framfield
Historical Forms
- Pounteslegh 1437 Ct
- Ponteslyewood 1438 Ct
- Ponteslegh 1452 Ct
- Pounsley Furnace 1586 SRS14,141
Etymology
Pounsley is Pounteslegh 1437Ct , Ponteslyewood 1438Ct , Ponteslegh 1452Ct , Pounsley Furnace 1586 SRS 14, 141, v. leah .The first element must be the pers. name Punt found c. 1106 at Andover (Dugd vii. 992), also in puntes stan (BCS 934) in Wilts, now Powtenstone in Groveley, and in the diminutive form in Punteles treowe (BCS 787). Cf. also Poyntington (So), DB Ponditone , t. Hy 1 Ch Puntintuna .