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.

Buckton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sidbury

Historical Forms

  • Buckadun c.1200 HMCiv,58
  • Bukedune t.Ed1 Exon
  • Buccadone 1280 DCoNQ3,47

Etymology

'Bucks' hill' or 'Bucca 's hill,' v. dun .