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.

Horse Pool

Other OS name in the Parish of Falfield

Historical Forms

  • Horsepools als. Holly Bush Knapp 1734 GR892

Etymology

, Horsepools als. Holly Bush Knapp 1734GR 892 , v. hors , pōl , and for the alternative name v. cnæpp ' hill-top ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement