Buckfastleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Buckfastleigh
Historical Forms
- Legh 1286 SR
- Leghe Bu(c)festre 13th Buckfast 1310 Exon
- Bucfasteneslegh 1306 Ass
- Bocfasteneslegh, Bokfasteneslegh 1314 Ass
- Bucfastenlegh 1353 Ch
- Bokfastlegh(e) 1334 SR
- Bucfastlegh(e) 1349 Exon
- Bukfastley 1374 Exon
- Bookefasteligh 1538 DA
Etymology
The leah in or near Buckfast infra . For another name of this type, cf. Grimpstonleigh infra 313.