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.

Bucklands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cholsey

Historical Forms

  • Boklande 1294 Queen
  • Boklonde 1328 ib
  • Boclonde 1348 ib
  • le Bokland 1361 ib
  • Buckland Feild 1550 RentSur
  • Bukelande 1550 LRMB

Etymology

Bucklands, Boklande 1294Queen , Boklonde 1328ib , Boclonde 1348ib , le Bokland 1361ib , Buckland Feild 1550RentSur , Bukelande 1550LRMB . OE  bōcland 'land granted by charter', cf. the same name, Pt 2.