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Survey of English Place-Names

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Buckholme Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Lowther

Historical Forms

  • Bucholm 1249 Lowth
  • Buckeholm 1260 ib

Etymology

, 1859OS , Bucholm 1249Lowth ,Buckeholm 1260 ib , ' water-meadow frequented by bucks ' , v. bucc , holmr .