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.

Pock Field

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leverington

Historical Forms

  • Pokefeld(e) c.1190 ElyM 1305
  • Pockfeild(e), Pookefeild(e) 16th Fenlandvii
  • Pokeldrove 1518 ib
  • Pooke Field or Popple Drove 1696 Wisb

Etymology

Pock Field (6″) is Pokefeld (e )c. 1190ElyM , 1305Ct , Pockfeild (e ), Pookefeild (e )16th Fenland vii. 'Goblin feld,' v. pūca . Popple Drove (6″) is Pokeldrove 1518 ib., Pooke Field or Popple Drove 1696Wisb . 'Drove by Pock Field,' v. drāf . For the development cf. Cattle Dike supra 271.