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.

Bucknole Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northleigh

Historical Forms

  • Bubecnolle 13th Canonsleigh
  • Bobeknolle 1330 Ass
  • Bobbeknoll 1370 Ass

Etymology

'Bubba 's cnoll.' For the modern form, cf. Bigknowle PN Sx 464.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement