Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Buggeshawe (Wod), Bog(g)eshawe (Wod) 1258 For

• Bogeshagh', Bogessbagh' (for Bogesshagh'), Buggeshagh(e), Buggeshathe 1327 SR

• Boggeshath', Boughessch' 1332 SR

• Bu(r)gheschawe 1334 Cl, Ipm

• Buckshaw 1335,1465 Hutch3

• Bukshawe 1420,1421,1426 Cl

• Buckshawes 1569–74 Map

• Buckshave 1630 Digby

• Hr Buckshaw, Lr Buckshaw 1811 OS

• Buckshaw Ho 1839 TA

Etymology

The second el. is sc(e)aga 'small wood, copse', the first is probably the OE  fem. pers.n. Bucge although ME  bugge 'boggart, hobgoblin' is also possible, cf. Bugley in Gillingham par. supra . Ekwall's view in DEPN, that in spite of the early g -spellings the first el. is probably bucc 'buck, male deer', looks less likely.