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.

Poppinghole

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whatlington

Historical Forms

  • Popenhodhe c.1200 Pens
  • Popenthothesford t.Hy3,t.Ed2 BM
  • Popenorthford c.1240 Pens
  • Popynhoth(e) 1377 Pens 1529 BM

Etymology

Poppinghole is Popenhodhe c. 1200 Pens, Popenthothesford t. Hy 3, t. Ed 2 BM, Popenorthford c. 1240 Pens, Popynhoth (e )1377 Pens, 1529 BM. 'Poppa 's heath,' v. West Hoathly and Pophall supra 270, 25.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement