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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.

Pondfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Tyneham

Etymology

, a small round cove probably so called from its shape , v. pund-fald ' a pinfold, a pound ' , as suggested by Arkell ( 1940 ) 46 , cf. Robert de la Pondfalde , Robert de la Puntfeld 1288Ass and Ponfill Fd in Swanage par . supra .