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.

Puckstone

Other OS name in the Parish of Studland

Historical Forms

  • Puckston 1861 Hutch3

Etymology

, 1774 Hutch1 , Puckston 1861 Hutch3 , a ' similar curiosity ' ( Kelly ) to the nearby Agglestone supra , ' goblin's stone ' , v. pūca , stān .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement