Portsand Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorney
Etymology
Portsand Fm (6″). Cf. Porson drove 1638 Imb, Porsand (Banck )1654 Moore, 1690 Lea, Postland 1672FenL , Porsant al. Porstland 1697SewersC , Portson drove 1772 Imb. The name clearly derives from Postland (L), on the other side of the Old South Eau, for which we have early forms (island called ) le Purceynt 1415 Pat, (water called ) le Pursuaunt 1555 ib., Pursant 1652 CWills, Por (t )sand 1680Map , Postland 1775 PR. This derives from AFr purceynt , adj. and sb., 'enclosure,' Lat procinctus , 'girt about, enclosed.' v. purcinct (NED).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Archer's Drove
- Green Drove
- Harley's Drove
- Harriman's Drove
- Hunt's Drove
- Scolding Drove
- Toneham Fm
- Ward's Causeway
- Barlees Fen
- Bar Pastures
- Bar Pasture Fm
- Blue Bell Fm
- Boarden Ho Drove
- Cobbler's Fen
- Crowtree Fm
- Dairy Fm
- English Drove
- French Drove
- Stone Bridge
- Grange Fm
- Knarr Cross Fm
- Upper Knarr Fen
- Middle Knarr Fen
- Lower Knarr Fen
- New Knarr Fen Drove
- Old Knarr Fen Drove
- Mill Fen
- Morris Fen
- No Mans Land(lost)
- North Fen
- Ruff Fen
- St Vincent's Cross Fm
- Thorney Causeway
- Great Towers Fen
- Little Towers Fen
- Willow Hall