English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Buckpitt

Other OS name in the Parish of Black Torrington

Historical Forms

  • Bokeputte 1333 SR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Bukapitte 1313, Bockapitte 1321 Exon (p),Bokeputte 1333SR (p) . Probably ' bucks' hollow . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement