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.

Buckleshore

Early-attested site in the Parish of Studham

Historical Forms

  • Bukeleshore 1200 FF 1286 Dunst
  • Buclesore 1201 Cur 1220 FF 1220–40 Dunst 13th
  • Buclesoure 1202 Ass
  • Bokelesore 1203 Abbr, Cur
  • Bokeleswrth 1203 Cur
  • Buckellesore 1220–40 Dunst 13th
  • Buckesore 1240 Ass
  • Bukkelesore 1247 Ass
  • Bokeleshore 1286 Dunst
  • Buklesore 1309 Ch

Etymology

'Buccel's bank' v. ofer . The name is not on record but is a regular diminutive formation from Bucca and is clearly found in Bucklesham (Sf).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site