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.

Buckland Filleigh

Major Settlement in the Parish of Buckland Filleigh

Historical Forms

  • Bochelan 1086 DB
  • Bokland 1242 Fees772
  • Suht Bokland 1249 Ass
  • Southboclande 1268 Exon
  • Bokelondefilleghe 1333 Exon
  • Bocland Hurtlegh 1339 BM

Etymology

v. bocland . Nicholas de Fyleleye held the manor in 1285 (FA); he may have come from Filleigh supra 42. South to distinguish from Buckland Brewer supra 88, Hurtlegh from the neighbouring manor of Hartleigh infra 91.