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Bassetts Pole

village · Warwickshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name refers to a pole or marker associated with a person named Bassa. 'Basset' is a diminutive of 'Bassa', and 'pole' refers to a boundary marker or a prominent post.

Word origins

Bassetts
Old Englishof Bassa(from Bassa "personal name", -et "diminutive suffix")
Pole
Old Englishpole, marker(from pōl "pole, post, pillar")

Historical forms

Basset's Pole