English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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North Buckland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Georgeham

Historical Forms

  • Bochelant 1086 DB
  • Boclaunde Dyn(e)ham 1301 Ipm 1561 Deed

Etymology

North Buckland is

Bochelant 1086 DB, Boclaunde Dyn (e )ham 1301 Ipm, 1561Deed , v. bocland . It is north in relation to Buckland in Braunton supra 32. The Dyneham connexion, presumably a manorial addition, is unknown.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement