Paulsgrove

Paulsgrove, Portsmouth
settlement
parish:
county:
coords:
Portsmouth
Hampshire
SU6305
refce: HANTSLOC.t

old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LXXV.11

Paulsgrove
otherwise: Pallesgraffeld, 1300; Palegrave; Palesgrave, 1319; Pallesgrove, 1321

refce: Coates 1989
PAULSGROVE in Cosham
There are numerous English names where it remains uncertain whether the original form contains Old English 'graf'='grove' 'grof'='groove' in some topographical sense, or 'graefe, graef'='diggings'. This is one of them. The first element is the man's name 'Paelli'. The present quarry in Portsdown, above Paulsgrove, is modern.

old map
Polgrave
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, hamlet - Portesdowne Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
(BLA1SU60.jpg)

old map
Polgrave
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, hamlet - Portesdowne Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
(SPD1SU60.jpg)

   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001