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.

Pensfold Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Slinfold

Historical Forms

  • Peunesfaud 1296 SR
  • Peuenesfeld 1301 Bodl181

Etymology

Pensfold Fm gave name to Walter de Peunesfaud (1296 SR) and Peuenesfeld (1301Bodl 181), v. falod . For the pers. name v. Pevensey infra 443.