Poole
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brotherton
Historical Forms
- villa que vocatur Pol 1154–63 RegAlbiii,9
- Poles 1196 P 1226 FF a.1266 KF 1402 FA
- Polis, Polys c.1212 Pont 1285 KI
- Pole 1379 PT 1557 TestLds
- Pole by Ferybryg 1502 Ipm
- Poole 1564,1587,1614 FF
- Poule als. Poile 1594 FF
Etymology
v. pōl 'pool', the name referring to a number of ponds in Byram Park. It is equated with Lat stagno 'pond' in 1204 Pont (p).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Brotherton Cliff Wood
- Brotherton Ings
- Brotherton Marsh
- The Dales
- Fox Quarries
- Frog Hall
- Herdsman's Ho
- Kirkthorne Wood
- Little Marsh
- Marsh Ho
- Mill Ho
- Saddler's Lane
- Town Side
- Annot Royd Wood
- Bank Dole Reach
- Barrelfield Wood
- Broom Close Rein
- Byram Hall
- Byram Park
- Husseydales
- Sutton Hall
- Swandam Wood
- Thorny Garth Wood
- Tippaty Lane
- Whin Covert
- Wilks Wood
- Woollen Sykes Wood