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Poolthorne

Other OS name in the Parish of Cadney

Historical Forms

  • Pool-thorn 1762 Terrier(SouthKelsey)
  • Poolthorn 1763 Inv 1824 O 1830 Gre

Etymology

, 1720Yarb , Pool-thorn 1762Terrier (South Kelsey), Poolthorn 1763Inv ,1824 O, 1830 Gre , cf. Pule hedlandes 1530 Wills iii ( v. hēafod-land ) , ' the thorn-bush by the pool ' , v. þorn , pōl 1 ; there is a small pool close to the farm .