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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.

Pugneys

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandal Magna

Historical Forms

  • Pukenhale 1310 Surv 1312 Cl
  • Pokenhale 1323 MinAcct
  • Pugnall Jas1 Surv 1699 WCR4
  • Pignall 1709 WMB
  • (Low) Pugnals 1845 TA

Etymology

Pugneys, Pukenhale 1310Surv , 1312 Cl, Pokenhale 1323MinAcct 45, Pugnall Jas 1Surv , 1699WCR 4, Pignall 1709 WMB, (Low ) Pugnals 1845TA . 'Goblins' nook of land', v. pūca (gen. pl. pūcna ), halh , the latter denoting a piece of flat low-lying water-meadow within a loop of the R. Calder.