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.

Bullhornstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of South Brent

Historical Forms

  • Bolehorn(e)ston 1287 Add
  • Bulhornston al. Bulston 1574 Add

Etymology

This would seem to mean 'bull horn stone,' with reference to a stone of some particular shape, but no such stone is known here now.