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.

Backstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rackenford

Historical Forms

  • Bachestane 1086 DB
  • Baggestane 1242 Fees759,787
  • Baggeston 1285 FA 1380 FF
  • Bagaston 1333 SR

Etymology

Probably 'Bacga 's stone.'