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.

Ponsford

Other OS name in the Parish of Brampford Speke

Historical Forms

  • Ponsfords 1782 Recov
  • Ponsforde 1620 ParReg

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Ponsfords 1782Recov , deriving probably from the family ofRobert Ponsforde (1620 ParReg) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement