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.

Buckley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sidbury

Historical Forms

  • Bowclyve 1369 Rental

Etymology

It is a compound of OE  boga , 'bow' and clif, referring to the steep curved hill here.