Buckland Monachorum
Major Settlement in the Parish of Buckland Monachorum
Historical Forms
- bóc lande, of bóc lande c.970 BCS1247
- bocsætena higweg 1031 KCD744
- Bochelanda 1086 DB
- Boclaund 1234 Fees401
- Bockelonde 1271–6 Exon
- Boclonde Monachorum 1291 Tax
- Boclonde Abbatis 1316 FA
- Monkyn Bockelond 1525 SR
Etymology
v. bocland . Monachorum refers to the monks of the abbey founded here in 1278. bocsætena higweg must refer to a 'hay (waggon) road' used by the inhabitants of Buckland. For sæte , cf. s. n. Broadwas (PN Wo 103).