Baxterley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Baxterley
Historical Forms
- Basterleia c.1170 Wollaton
- Bastirle 1281 Ipm
- Baxterlege 1221 FF 1262 Ass 1293 Ipm
- Baxterley(e) 1221 Ass 1247 SR 1377 FF 1541 LP
- Baxterele 1242 Fees
- Bagterleye 1315 Ipm
- Bakestarelege 1232 Ass
- Bak(e)sterleye 1282 Cl 1291 Tax
Etymology
The first element in this name would seem to be the OE bæcestre , 'baker.' Cf. Baxtermore 1411Coventry (Foleshill).Forbaxter , 'baker.' cf. Jespersen, Linguistica 420 ff. and for such trade-names in place-names cf. Ekwall in Tait Essays 85. A further example is Listelow infra 291. See also Fransson 41–5.