Baxby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Husthwaite
Historical Forms
- Basche(s)bi, Bachesbi 1086 DB
- Baxeby 1169–92 YCh 13 BylE 1230 Cl 1247 Ch 1262 YD 1292 For 1310 Ch
- Baxseby 1227 FF 1285 KI
- Baxby 1301 LS
Etymology
'Bak's farm' v. by . The first element is probably the rare ON pers. name Bak (LindN).