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.

Deadpool(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Egham

Historical Forms

  • Dedepol 1294 Ass
  • Dedeppole 1333 Chertsey
  • la Dedepole 1420 ib
  • Deadpoole 1605 LRMB

Etymology

( lost ) is Dedepol 1294Ass , Dedeppole 1333Chertsey, la Dedepole 1420 ib., Deadpoole 1605LRMB . The name referred probably to a still pool , cf. Dead Lake (PN D 5) .