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.

Puck Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hanbury

Etymology

This hill (1649 Surv) may take its name from the Jordan Pouk ' who is found in Hanbury in 1275 (SR). His name must by origin have been a nickname from OE  pūca , 'goblin.'