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Survey of English Place-Names

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Buck Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Buckecrag' 1265 Lowth
  • Bwccrag 1279 Lanc

Etymology

, Buckecrag '1265Lowth , Bwccrag 1279 Lanc 449 , v. bucc ' buck ' , cragge , cf. Buck Crag ( i , 166 , ii , 174 supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name