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.

Boycott (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stowe

Historical Forms

  • Boicote 1086 DB 1255 For
  • Boichot 1199 HarlCh85C25
  • Boycote 1155 For 1268 Ass

Etymology

'Boia's cottage(s).' Boia is a name of continental origin found in late OE , cf. the name of the Boii on the continent.v. Forssner s.n. and Crawford Charters 130.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site