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.

East Buckland

Major Settlement in the Parish of East Buckland

Historical Forms

  • Bochelanda 1086 DB
  • Estbokland' 1242 Fees772
  • Yestbokelond 1346 FA

Etymology

v. bocland . 'East' to distinguish it from West Buckland infra 35. For Yest -, v. Introd. xxxiii.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site