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15th century English Placenames

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₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 21 Nov 2007 15:27

Anyone familiar with old english placenames? I have just found a marriage in 1629 between Alice Corey (or Covey) at Deane, Overton Hampshire, and a Steph Lovell of Polehampton. I can't find Polehampton anywhere....help????

Potty

Potty Report 21 Nov 2007 15:42

Try Googling - looks as if it is in Berkshire

Julie

Julie Report 21 Nov 2007 15:42

There a school called Polehampton in Wokingham Bershire, maybe its round them sides

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 21 Nov 2007 15:46

If you have a look on the NA site and put in Polehampton alot comes up for it as a family name BUT page 3 of the search has an entry for Polhampton, Overton. The entry itself probably has nothing to do with your research :)

Chris

Researching:
Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 21 Nov 2007 15:50

Ooo that's interesting Chris, thanks!


Yep just had a look at Overton closely, there is a Polhampton Farm there, could be that, the family are from Overton.

Thanks everyone, off to NA to have a look, any more ideas will be welcome.

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 21 Nov 2007 16:11

Teresa

If you google 'Polhampton Village' there are a good few hits...Particulary interesting are maps over a couple of centuries of the area.

Go to Janssons Hampshire 1646, click cached, find the yellow highlight for Polhampton and click the box to the left of the name. You then get a selection of maps from 1575 to 1788.....Lucky you :))))

Chris

Researching:
Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 21 Nov 2007 16:21

Wow thank you for that Chris!

Ooo I'm all excited now! :-)

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&#

₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 21 Nov 2007 17:15

Well just for some information, Polhampton village in the Overton hundred.......

Polhampton. Mediaeval village site deserted during the Black Death. Hundred-Overton. Ref: 1. V.C. H., Vol. 1, p.p. 419, 534. Ref: 2. V.C.H., Vol. 4, pp.197, 213-5, 218.

Thanks everyone..