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.

Poyning's Town

Early-attested site in the Parish of Seaford

Historical Forms

  • Chyntyng Ponynges 1330 ADiii

Etymology

Poyning's Town [pʌniŋz] is the site of the manor of Chyntyng Ponynges (1330 AD iii). It was once in the possession of Michael, Lord Poynings (SAC 7, 84).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement