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.

Puck Pit

Other OS name in the Parish of Maisemore

Historical Forms

  • Pukeput 1263–84 Glouc

Etymology

, Pukeput 1263–84 Glouc , ' goblin-haunted pit ' , v. pūca , pytt , a frequent minor name in Gl .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement