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Survey of English Place-Names

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Pound Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Gillingham

Etymology

, cf. Pound Cl , Pound Shave 1839TA , v. pund , sc(e)aga ' a small wood ' , and cf. Osbert de Pondfald ' 1292 , Osbert de Puntfald '1306GillCt , Peter de Ponfald 1327SR , Pounefold '1411GillCt , from pund-fald ' pound, pinfold ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement