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.

Buddeley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rostherne

Historical Forms

  • Buddelegh Broke 1295,1297 Tab
  • Budleghschagh c.1300 Tab
  • Budleyschagh, Budleghschawe, Buddyleye, Bodelegh, Bodelybrok 1320,1322 Tab
  • Bodileghseche 1344 Tab
  • Great Buddeley 1847 TA

Etymology

Buddeley (lost), Buddelegh Broke 1295, 1297 Tab, Budleghschagh c.1300 Tab, Budleyschagh , Budleghschawe , Buddyleye , Bodelegh , Bodelybrok 1320, 1322 Tab, Bodileghseche 1344 Tab, Great Buddeley 1847TA , 'Budda's clearing', from the OE  pers.n. Bud (d )a and lēah , with brōc 'a brook', sceaga 'a wood', sīc 'a water-course'. The pers.n. appears in Budworth 107, 325infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name