Pewsey
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pewsey
Historical Forms
- (æt) Pefesigge c.880 BCS553 c.1000
- Pevesige 940 ib
- Pevesie, Pevesei 1086 DB
- Pevesia 1156,1177 P
- Pevesi 1254 Pap
- Peveseye 1261 FF 1316 FA
- Peuesy 1324 Cl
- Pusye 1378 Cl
- Pewse 1524 SR
Etymology
'Pefe 's well-watered land,' v. eg . Pefe is not on record, but the same personal name, in an extended form Pefen , would seem to be found in Pevensey and Pensfold (PN Sx 443, 160).