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.

Buntingford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Layston with Buntingford

Historical Forms

  • Buntingeford 1185 Templars 13th
  • Buntyngeford 1308 FF
  • Bountyngeford` 1330 Pat
  • Buntiford 1226 FF
  • Buntingford 1255 Ass
  • Bontingford 1275 Cl

Etymology

'Ford of the people of Bunta ,' v. ing . Cf. Birchgrove (PN Sx 271) and Benton (PN D 30) for the personal name, and further Reginald le Bunt (c. 1250 Oseney).