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.

Bucklebury

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bucklebury

Historical Forms

  • Borchedeberie, Borgedeberie, Borcheldeberie, Borgeldeberie 1086 DB
  • Burchildeburia 1142–84 ReadingC l.12th
  • Burchildeberi 1176 P
  • Burchildebire c.1218–25 Sar
  • Burchildesbir' 1198 P
  • Burghildesbir' 1284 Ass
  • B(o)urghuldesbury 1340 Cl
  • Burghildebur' 1217 ClR 1316 FA
  • Burhildebur' 1212 Fees
  • Burhildebyry, Burwaldebury 1260 Ipm
  • Burghilbyr' 1284 Ass
  • Burghullebury 1307 Ipm
  • Burghulbury 1571 SpecCom
  • Broghlesbury 1348 Cl
  • Boucilbury 1409–16 BM
  • Bookylbury 1544–5 Bodl
  • Buckelbery 1556 ib
  • Bugglebury 1651 ib

Etymology

'Burghild's fortified place', v. burh ; Burghild is a woman's name.Cf. Buckle Street (Wo 2).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name