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.

Bockingham Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Copford

Historical Forms

  • Botingham 1086 DB
  • Botengham 1207 FF
  • Bocingham 1206 Cur
  • Bottingeham 13th ADv
  • Botyngham Hall(e) 1401 FF 1427 IpmR
  • Bottyngham Halle 1401 Cl
  • Bothyngham 1412 FA
  • Boding(e)ham 1272 Ass 1306 IpmR
  • Bodynghamhall 1486–93 ECP
  • Bedyngham 1502 Ipm

Etymology

Bockingham Hall is Botingham 1086 DB, Botengham 1207 FF, Bocingham 1206 Cur, Bottingeham 13th AD v, Botyngham Hall (e )1401FF , 1427 IpmR, Bottyngham Halle 1401 Cl, Bothyngham 1412 FA, Boding (e )ham 1272Ass (p), 1306 IpmR, Bodynghamhall 1486–93 ECP, Bedyngham 1502 Ipm. 'The home of the people of Bōta ,' v. ingaham .

Places in the same Parish