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.

Bagtor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ilsington

Historical Forms

  • Bagathora 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Bagetore
  • Baggetorre 1220 Bracton 1333 SR
  • Bagetorre 1238 Ass
  • Baghtorr(e) 1275 RH 1285 FA
  • Baggatorre juxta Wydecumbe 1329 Ass

Etymology

Bagtor is

Bagathora 1086 DB (Exon), Bagetore (Exch), Baggetorre 1220 Bractonet freq to 1333SR (p), Bagetorre 1238Ass (p), Baghtorr (e )1275 RH, 1285 FA, Baggatorre juxta Wydecumbe 1329Ass , 'Bacga 's torr,' cf. Bagga Tor supra 232.