POOLE  , a municipal See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough, See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county in itself, See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market See also:

• TOWN

town and seaport in the eastern See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

• DORSETSHIRE (DORSET)

Dorsetshire, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, 113i m . S.W. by W. from See also:

• LONDON

London by the London & See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South-Western railway . Pop . (1901), 19,463 . It is picturesquely situated on a See also:

• PENINSULA
• PENINSULA (Lat. paeninsula, from paene, almost, and insula, an island)

peninsula between Holes See also:

• BAY

Bay and the shallow irregular inlet of 'Poole See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

Harbour . There are several See also:

• MODERN

modern churches, a See also:

• GUILDHALL

guildhall, public library and school of See also:

• ART

art . Poole Harbour, extending inland 6 m., with a See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general breadth of 4 m., has a very narrow entrance, and is studded with See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low islands, on the largest of which, Brownsea or Branksea, is a See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle, transformed into a See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence,. erected as a See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence of the harbour in Tudor times, and strengthened by See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles I . Potters' See also:

• CLAY (from O. Eng. claeg, a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Klei)
• CLAY, CASSIUS MARCELLUS (1810-1903)
• CLAY, CHARLES (1801–1893)
• CLAY, FREDERIC (1838–1889)
• CLAY, HENRY (1777–1852)

clay is worked here . At low See also:

• WATER

water the harbour is entirely emptied except a narrow channel, when there is a See also:

• DEPTH

depth of 82 ft . There are some valuable See also:

• OYSTER

oyster beds . There is a considerable general See also:

• COASTING

coasting See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade, and clay is exported to the See also:

• STAFFORDSHIRE

Staffordshire See also:

• POTTERIES, THE

potteries . Some See also:

• SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding is carried on, and there are manufacturers of cordage, netting and See also:

• SAIL

sail-See also:

• CLOTH

cloth .

The town also possesses potteries, decorative tileworks, See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron foundries, agricultural See also:

• IMPLEMENT (Lat. implementum, a filling up, from implere, to fill)

implement See also:

• WORKS

works and See also:

• FLOUR

flour-See also:

• MILLS, JOHN (d. 1736)
• MILLS, ROGER QUARLES (1832– )

mills . Poole See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

Park, containing 40 acres of See also:

• LAND

land and 62 acres of water, was acquired in 1887 and 1889, and Branksome Park, of 40 acres, in 1895 . The borough is under a See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors . See also:

• AREA

Area, 5333 acres . Although the neighbourhood abounds in See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

earth-works and barrows, and there are traces of a See also:

• ROMAN

Roman road leading from Poole to See also:

• WIMBORNE (WIMBORNE MINSTER)

Wimborne, Poole (La See also:

• POLE (FAMILY)
• POLE, REGINALD (1500-1558)
• POLE, RICHARD DE LA (d. 1525)
• POLE, WILLIAM (1814—1900)

Pole) is not mentioned by the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early chroniclers or in Domesday See also:

• BOOK

Book . The See also:

• MANOR

manor, See also:

• PART

part of that of Canford, belonged in 1086 to See also:

• EDWARD

Edward of See also:

• SALISBURY
• SALISBURY, EARLS OF
• SALISBURY, ROBERT ARTHUR TALBOT GASCOYNECECIL, 3RD MARQUESS OF (1830-1903)
• SALISBURY, ROBERT CECIL, 1ST EARL OF (c. 1565-1612)
• SALISBURY, THOMAS DE MONTACUTE, 4TH EARL OF (1388-1428)
• SALISBURY, WILLIAM LONGSWORD (or LONGESPEE), EARL OF (d. 1226)

Salisbury, and passed by See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage to See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Longespee, See also:

• EARL

earl of Salisbury, thence to See also:

• EDMUND
• EDMUND, or EADMUND (c. 980-1016)
• EDMUND, SAINT [EDMUND RICE] (d. 1240)

Edmund de See also:

• LACY, FRANZ MORITZ, COUNT (1725-1801)
• LACY, HARRIETTE DEBORAH (1807-1874)
• LACY, MICHAEL ROPHINO (1795–1867)

Lacy, earl of See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln, and with his heiress to See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas, earl of See also:

• LANCASTER
• LANCASTER, HOUSE OF
• LANCASTER, JOHN OF GAUNT
• LANCASTER, JOSEPH (1778-1838)
• LANCASTER, SIR JAMES (f1. 1591—1618)
• LANCASTER, THOMAS, EARL OF (c. 1277-1322)

Lancaster; and so to the See also:

• CROWN

Crown . Poole is first mentioned in a See also:

• WRIT (O. Eng. gewrit, writ, from writan, to write)

writ of 1224, addressed to the bailiffs and See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good men of La Pole, ordering them to retain all See also:

• SHIPS

ships within their See also:

• PORT

port . Entries in the Patent Rolls show that Poole had considerable trade before William de Longespee, earl of Salisbury, granted the burgesses a See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter about 1248 assuring to them all liberties and See also:

• FREE

free customs within his borough . The See also:

• BAILIFF

bailiff was to be chosen by the See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord from six men elected by the burgesses, and was to hold pleas for See also:

• BREACH (Mid. Eng. breche, derived from the common Teutonic root brec, which appears in " break," Ger. brechen, &c.)

breach of See also:

• MEASURES

measures and assizes . It is uncertain when the burgesses obtained their town at the See also:

• FEE

fee-See also:

• FARM

farm See also:

• RENT

rent of L8, 13s . 4d. mentioned in, 1312 . The mayor, bailiffs and good men are first mentioned in 1311 and were required to provide two ships for service against See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert de Brus .

In 1372 the burgesses obtained See also:

• ASSIZE

assize of See also:

• BREAD

bread and See also:

• ALE

ale, and right to hold the courts of the lord of the manor, the prepositus being styled his mayor . The burgesses were licensed in 1433 to fortify the town; this was renewed in 1462, when the mayor was given cognisance of the See also:

• STAPLE

staple . See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth incorporated Poole in 1569 and made it a See also:

• SEPARATE

separate county; Charles II. gave a charter in 1667 . The See also:

• CORPORATION (from Lat. corporare, to form into a body, corpus, corporis)

corporation was suspended after a writ of quo warranto in 1686, the town being governed by the See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission of the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace until the charters were renewed in 1688 . Poole returned two members to See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament in 1362 and 1368, and regularly from 1452 to 1867, when the See also:

• REPRESENTATION

representation was reduced, ceasing in 1885 . It is uncertain when the See also:

• THURSDAY

Thursday market was granted, but thepresent. fairs on the Feasts of SS See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip and See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James and All See also:

• SAINTS, BATTLE OF THE

Saints were granted in 1453 . Poole, as the headquarters of the Parliamentary forces in See also:

• DORSET, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF

Dorset during the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War, escaped the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege that crippled so many of its neighbours . When Charles II. visited the town in 1665 a large trade was carried on in stockings, though the prosperity of Poole still depended on its usefulness as a port .