Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Blacgraue 1194 P

• Blacgraue, Blakegrau' 1195 ib

• Blakegrave 1210–12 RBE 13th FA 1316

• Blacgraue 1212,1242–3 Fees

• Blacgraua 1220 1224–5 Ass

• Blaggrave 1225 Pat

• Bladgrave c.1250 S c.1280

• Blacgrave 1255 Ch

• Blagrave 1255–8 FF

• Blagrove 1309–10 ib

• Blakgrove 1374 Ipm

• Blacgrove 1428 FA

• Blagrove 1610 BM

Etymology

Blagrave (not on O.S. maps, mentioned in Kelly as the name of a tithing 2½ miles S. of Lambourn), Blacgraue 1194 P, Blacgraue , Blakegrau '1195 ib, Blakegrave 1210–12 (13th) RBE, 1316 FA, Blacgraue 1212, 1242–3 Fees, Blacgraua 1220 ib, 1224–5Ass , Blaggrave 1225 Pat, Bladgrave c. 1250 (c. 1280) S, Blacgrave 1255 Ch, Blagrave 1255–8FF , Blagrove 1309–10ib , Blakgrove 1374 Ipm, Blacgrove 1428 FA, Blagrove 1610 BM, 'black grove', v. blæc , grāf , identical with Blagrove in Wootton (462).