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.

Buckyett

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Hempston

Historical Forms

  • Bokeyeth' 1242 Fees767
  • Bocyett 1275 RH
  • Bukyete 1330 SR

Etymology

'Beech-tree gate,' v. boc , geat .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement