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.

Poole Bay, Poole Head, Poole Heath & Poole Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Parkstone

Historical Forms

  • The Head 1811 OS
  • Mines heath 1707 Hutch3
  • The Mynes 1575 Saxton c.1586 Tres

Etymology

( The Head 1811 OS , v. hēafod ' promontory ' ) ( lost , 1811 OS ) , named from Poole par . infra ; part of Poole Heath is called Mines heath 1707 Hutch3,named from The Mynes 1575 Saxton, c. 1586 Tres ( worked for copperas and alum ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement