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Poulton Drain

Other OS name in the Parish of Covenham

Historical Forms

  • poulton dike 1745 Terrier

Etymology

, 1833SewerLouth , 1863LindDep Plan , poulton dike 1745Terrier , cf. Poūton (sic)1664Terrier , Pouton 1668, 1671, 1674Terrier , poulton 1690Terrier , Poulton 1825SewerAlf , Polton 1835SewerLouth and Poulton bank 1610ib . This appears to be an old p.n . ' the farmstead by the pool ' , v. pōl , tūn , cf. Poulton Ch , Gl , K , La ( DEPN s.n . ) , but the forms are late and no certainty is possible .