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.

Buckhurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wokingham Without

Historical Forms

  • Bochurst 1178 P 1224–5 Ass 1241 1281,1321 Cl
  • Bocurst 1220 Fees
  • Bokhurst 1332 SR
  • Boukhurste 1334 ib
  • Bokhirst 1341 Cl
  • Bokehirst 1351 Pat
  • Buchurst 1342 Gor
  • Bukhurste 1552 LRMB
  • Buckhurst Farm 1790 Pride

Etymology

Buckhurst, Bochurst 1178 P (p), 1224–5Ass (p), 1241ib (p), 1281, 1321 Cl, Bocurst 1220 Fees (p), Bokhurst 1332SR , Boukhurste 1334ib , Bokhirst 1341 Cl (p), Bokehirst 1351 Pat (p), Buchurst 1342 Gor (p), Bukhurste 1552LRMB , Buckhurst Farm 1790 Pride, 'beech wood', v. bōc , hyrst . The same name occurs in Ess (Ess 53–4), and there are several examples in Sx.

Buckhouse Fm in Binfield is probably named from the same wood.