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.

Poulton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mildenhall

Historical Forms

  • Poltone 1086 DB
  • Polton 1201 Cur 1242 Fees 1268 Ass 1316 FA
  • Polton juxta Marleburgh 1454 PCC
  • Pulton(e) 1211 RBE 1227 FF 1242 Fees 1249 Ass
  • Pultun 1243 Ipm
  • Poulten 1625 WIpm

Etymology

Poulton (6″) is Poltone 1086 DB, Polton 1201 Cur, 1242 Fees, 1268Ass , 1316 FA, Polton juxta Marleburgh 1454 PCC, Pulton (e )1211 RBE, 1227 FF, 1242 Fees, 1249Ass , Pultun 1243 Ipm, Poulten 1625 WIpm. 'Farm by the pool,' v. pol , tun .