Boxford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Boxford
Historical Forms
- Boxora 821 BCS366 c.1200
- (æt) Boxoran, (to) Boxorran 958 c.1240 ib
- Boxoran 960 contemporary 968 c.1200 ib
- Boxhora 1167 P
- Boxore 1199 HunterFines
- Boxhore 1241 Ass 1401–2 FA
- Bovsore, Bochesorne 1086 DB
- Boxhole, Boxole c.1180 Abingdon 13th
- Boxhell' 1199 Cur
- Bockesoure 1198 P
- Boxesore 1369–70 ObAcc
- Boxforth 1517 DInc
- Boxworth 1535 VE 1538 RentSur
Etymology
'Slope or bank where box grows', v. box , ōra . The second el. has been confused with worð and ford . Boxford Sf has ford as its original final el. BCS 366 is spurious.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Basing's Fm
- Bell Inn
- Borough Hill, Borough Copse
- Boxford Common
- Boxford Fm
- Butcher's Wd
- Courtoak Fm
- Dean's Copse
- Green Lane
- Highstreet Fm
- Hoar Hill
- Hunt's Green, Huntsgreen Fm, Huntsgreen Copse
- Iremonger's Cottages
- Knapp's Fm
- Leonard's Plantation
- Mud Hall Cottages
- Nalder Plantation
- Priddle's Fm
- Prospect Cottage
- Rowhedge Cottage
- Shepherd's Border
- Upper Fm
- Wickham Heath
- Williams's Copse
- Woodmansfield Cottages
Field
- The Alders
- Barn Close
- Between the Rivers
- Bin Marsh
- Birch Close
- Bottom Close
- Broad Close
- Browns Mead
- Butter Mdw
- Calves Leaze
- Cockmoor Hill Furlong
- The Common Marsh
- Deal Close
- Dores Close
- Down Close
- Dunshot
- Goose Furlong
- The Grove ( s )
- Harry Gate Furlong
- Havin Mdw
- Havocks Mdw
- Holdways Fd
- Home Close
- Honey Box
- Horn Hill
- Horse Close
- Hyde Mdw
- Jennings Meadow
- Jock Mead
- The Lawn
- Loam Pit
- Long Marsh Mead
- Long Tows
- Lords Mdw
- Lower Ground
- Ludlows Close
- The Marsh
- The Mdw
- Middle Furlong
- Mill Mdw
- The Moor
- Nower Hill Fd
- Ownham Green
- Park Mdw
- Peaked Close
- Pightle
- Pine Hill Bottom
- Pin Fold Bottom
- Pit Mdw
- Rye Piece
- Sandy Piece
- Sheep Down Furlong
- Small Ground
- South Close
- Thornhanger
- Upper Mdw
- West Grove
- White Mdw
- Abbots Mershe
- ( on ) æsc meres ( hammas )
- Beche Close
- Bertoncroft
- Le Breche
- Brodecrofte
- Brokehell Cop '
- Brome Close
- Bryttaynes
- Burchard
- Busshelez
- Butt Close
- The Chalke Pitt Close
- Cheuelesgrave Cheveleys Grove Childis Grove Crofte
- Cony Close
- Cowleis
- Le Crofte
- Dede Close
- The Foxbury
- Fursecrofte
- Gracecrofte
- Hake Dytche
- The Hallford Mershe
- Hangre
- Harde Mede
- Hawen Mede
- Heath Close
- Henne Close
- The Hichins
- Hill Close
- Home Mede
- The Horsecrofte
- Huddyfor
- Kingestrete
- The Le Close
- Long Crofte
- Long Landis
- Lowedenes
- Midle Grove
- Myll Mershe
- Le Neestone
- Nether Close and Crofte
- Le Nether Ende
- The Nether Mershe
- The Northe Hill
- Orchard Close
- Ote Close
- Parocke Lane
- Pegeleys Thorne
- Pitleighton ( e )
- Le Purtockis
- Pylle Mede
- Rackheyes
- Saris Myll
- Shyptone Yateclose
- Some Leez
- The South Marshe
- The Thiket
- Tymber Crofte
- Tymbers Close
- Woodclose
- Yonder Crofte